delusive
adjective
delusive is spelled D-E-L-U-S-I-V-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, delusive means “Producing delusions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in delusive?
| Letters | 8: D-E-L-U-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 delusive?
Delusive appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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).
Forms of delusive
- more delusive comparative
- most delusive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delusive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Producing delusions.
- 2
Delusional.
- 3
Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Delusive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inappropriate to reality:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | delusivo |
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 delusive come from?
From delude + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).