# deli

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛli/ · frequency rank #18,290

## Definitions
1. A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
2. Food sold at a delicatessen.

## Etymology
Attested since 1954. Clipping of delicatessen, from German Delikatessen, plural of Delikatesse (“delicacy, fine food”), from French délicatesse, derived from the adjective délicat, from Latin delicatus.

## Easily confused with
- **di** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-di)
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dl)
- **Des** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-des)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-der)
- **den** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-den)
- **dem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dem)
- **dev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dev)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dew)
- **DLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dlc)
- **DUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dui)
- **DOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-doi)
- **dex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dex)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dey)
- **deo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-deo)
- **dep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dep)
- **dol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dol)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dsl)
- **DRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dri)
- **DSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-dsi)
- **desk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deli-vs-desk)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ddeli`, `deil`, `delli`, `dlei`, `edli`

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