delice
/diːˈlaɪs/verb
delice is spelled D-E-L-I-C-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, delice means “To rid of lice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in delice?
| Letters | 6: D-E-L-I-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is delice?
Delice appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce delice?
- /diːˈlaɪs/
As a noun (“Delight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure”): /dɪˈliːs/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with delice?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as delice.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: decile.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of delice
- delices present, singular, he/she/it
- delicing participle, present
- deliced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delice mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To rid of lice.
Every year, as a fixed ritual just before the spring break, the school held a delicing day.
noun
- 1
obsoleteDelight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does delice come from?
From de- + lice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).