delivery
/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/noun
delivery is spelled D-E-L-I-V-E-R-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, delivery means “The act of conveying something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of delivery is deliveries.
How many letters and syllables are in delivery?
| Letters | 8: D-E-L-I-V-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 39 times per million words; the 2,523rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 delivery?
Delivery appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd 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 delivery?
- US /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/
Delivery has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-delivery.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with delivery?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as delivery from its last stressed vowel (/ɪvɹi/):
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 delivery
- deliveries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delivery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of conveying something.
The delivery was completed by four.
- 2
The item which has been conveyed.
Your delivery is on the table.
- 3
The act or process of a mother giving birth.
Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
- 4
A pitching motion.
His delivery has a catch in it.
- 5
A thrown pitch.
Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
- 6
The manner of speaking or singing.
The actor's delivery was flawless.
- 7
The administration of a drug.
drug delivery system
- 8
A ball bowled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate delivery?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of delivery: dlvy, dlvy..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Delivery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | livraison , accouchement, parturition, naissance , élocution, débit |
| German | Lieferung , Entbindung, Geburt |
| Portuguese | entrega , parto , lançamento , administração |
| Spanish | entrega (a domicilio), reparto, delivery , parto, alumbramiento , entrega |
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 delivery come from?
From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).