delimited
/dɪˈlɪmɪtəd/
"delimited" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“delimited” is uncommon English (frequency #53,489 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,489
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With specified conditions.
Corpus desk
Index EN-delimited · delimited · English
delimited · rank #53,489 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,489
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH delish
Nearest frequency peer: delish (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “delimited”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- daresay
daresay
46,517 corpus weight
- deceiver
deceiver
46,516 corpus weight
- delimited
delimited
46,512 corpus weight
- delish
delish
46,511 corpus weight
- dere
dere
46,508 corpus weight
- Desdemona
Desdemona
46,507 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “delimited” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delimited |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈlɪmɪtəd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,489 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “delimited” in English
Rare enough to double-check
delimited is uncommon English at frequency #53,489 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈlɪmɪtəd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for delimited in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is delimited, spelled D-E-L-I-M-I-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1With specified conditions.
- 2Within set boundaries or limits.
Synonyms
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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