delimiter
/dɪˈlɪmɪtə(ɹ)/noun
delimiter is spelled D-E-L-I-M-I-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, delimiter means “That which delimits, that separates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of delimiter is delimiters.
How many letters and syllables are in delimiter?
| Letters | 9: D-E-L-I-M-I-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is delimiter?
Delimiter appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 delimiter?
- UK /dɪˈlɪmɪtə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-delimiter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of delimiter
- delimiters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delimiter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which delimits, that separates.
A comma-delimited file has commas as the delimiter, separating each field of the file.
- 2
A unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Delimiter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that which delimits:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | delimitador |
| Spanish | delimitador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does delimiter come from?
From delimit + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).