Delmar

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"delmar" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Delmar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,567. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,567
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Old French.

Corpus desk

Index EN-delmar · Delmar · English

Delmar · rank #47,567 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,567
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH decriminaliza…

Nearest frequency peer: decriminalization (-2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Delmar”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Delmar” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Delmar vs delta
50% similar
Delmar vs Dewar
67% similar
Delmar vs dollar
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Delmar
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelmar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,567
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Delmar”

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

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “decriminalization” (#47,565), “Deccan” (#47,564), “Darjeeling” (#47,562). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Delmar” is #47,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Delmar, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,567 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Delmar, with forms such as "ddelmar", "delamr", and "dellmar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "delta", "Dewar", "dollar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Contraction of Delamare and de la Mare, from places in Normandy named La Mare (“the pond”). In the US, also borrowed from Catalan del Mar (“of the sea”). The correct English form is Delmar, spelled D-E-L-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Old French.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
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Etymology

Contraction of Delamare and de la Mare, from places in Normandy named La Mare (“the pond”). In the US, also borrowed from Catalan del Mar (“of the sea”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelmar
  • delamr
  • dellmar
  • delmarr
  • delmmar
  • delmra
  • demlar
  • dlemar
  • edlmar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Delmar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddelmar1delamr2dellmar1delmarr1delmmar1delmra2demlar2dlemar2
Edit distance from "Delmar"

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 "Delmar"?
"Delmar" is spelled D-E-L-M-A-R.
What does "Delmar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Delmar" means: A surname from Old French.
What words are commonly confused with "Delmar"?
"Delmar" is commonly confused with "delta", "Dewar", "dollar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Delmar"?
Contraction of Delamare and de la Mare, from places in Normandy named La Mare (“the pond”). In the US, also borrowed from Catalan del Mar (“of the sea”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Deccan#47,564cymbal#47,558disuse#47,583corker#47,547

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Dennison9 variantsdabbing9 variantscutlass9 variantsdissing9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list