# Delhi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛl.i/ · frequency rank #4,365

## Definitions
1. A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.
2. The Indian government.

## Etymology
Corrupted from Hindustani دہلی (dihlī, dêhli) / देहली (dehlī), of uncertain origin. See Delhi § Toponym at Wikipedia. Compare Hindi दिल्ली (dillī).

## Easily confused with
- **dell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-dell)
- **deli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-deli)
- **Desi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-desi)
- **devi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-devi)
- **delta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-delta)
- **Della** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-della)
- **delve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-delve)
- **Delia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-delia)
- **Desai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-desai)
- **Delle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-delle)
- **Delphi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delhi-vs-delphi)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/del-vs-delhi)
- **DEI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dei-vs-delhi)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delay-vs-delhi)
- **delft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delft-vs-delhi)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddelhi`, `dehli`, `delhhi`, `delih`, `dellhi`, `dlehi`, `edlhi`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/delhi