delish
/dɪˈlɪʃ/
"delish" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“delish” is uncommon English (frequency #53,490 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,490
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Delicious.
Corpus desk
Index EN-delish · delish · English
delish · rank #53,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,490
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH delimited
Nearest frequency peer: delimited (-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 “delish”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- 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
- destin
destin
46,506 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “delish” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈlɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,490 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “delish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
delish is uncommon English at frequency #53,490 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈlɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Delicious.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for delish in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of delicious. The correct English form is delish, spelled D-E-L-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Delicious.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how delish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Not that I want to rush you, but that'd be simply delish!
Delish! I tried some crackers loaded with cheese and pâté. Double delish!
Etymology
Clipping of delicious.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).