Delhi
/ˈdɛl.i/
"delhi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Delhi” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,365
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.
Corpus desk
Index EN-delhi · Delhi · English
Delhi · rank #4,365 · 7 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,365
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH default
Nearest frequency peer: default (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Delhi”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- dated
dated
95,639 corpus weight
- Dec
Dec
95,638 corpus weight
- default
default
95,637 corpus weight
- Delhi
Delhi
95,636 corpus weight
- derived
derived
95,635 corpus weight
- dialogue
dialogue
95,634 corpus weight
What this shows “Delhi” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Delhi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛl.i/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,365 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Delhi”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Delhi (IPA /ˈdɛl.i/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,365 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Delhi, with forms such as "ddelhi", "dehli", and "delhhi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dell", "deli", "Desi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Corrupted from Hindustani دہلی (dihlī, dêhli) / देहली (dehlī), of uncertain origin. See Delhi § Toponym at Wikipedia. Compare Hindi दिल्ली (dillī). The correct English form is Delhi, spelled D-E-L-H-I.
Definition
- 1A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.
- 2The Indian government.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Delhi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.
Etymology
Corrupted from Hindustani دہلی (dihlī, dêhli) / देहली (dehlī), of uncertain origin. See Delhi § Toponym at Wikipedia. Compare Hindi दिल्ली (dillī).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddelhi
- dehli
- delhhi
- delih
- dellhi
- dlehi
- edlhi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Delhi - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Delhi", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).