dells

/dɛlz/

//dɛlz// noun

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"dells" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dells” is uncommon English (frequency #61,412 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,412
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of dell

Corpus desk

Index EN-dells · dells · English

dells · rank #61,412 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,412
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH defensiveness

Nearest frequency peer: defensiveness (-3 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 “dells”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “dells” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dells
PropertyValue
Headworddells
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɛlz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,412
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dells” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).dellsfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “defensiveness” (#61,409), “defacing” (#61,407), “declination” (#61,405). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dells” is #61,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dells is uncommon English at frequency #61,412 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɛlz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of dell".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dells in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is dells, spelled D-E-L-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of dell

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dells"?
"dells" is spelled D-E-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is /dɛlz/.
What does "dells" mean?
As a noun, "dells" means: plural of dell
How do you pronounce "dells"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dells" is /dɛlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dells" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dells", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dross#61,429dweeb#61,430combi#61,384cleat#61,376

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list