Delfos

[ˈd̪elfos]

/[ˈd̪elfos]/ name

The verdict

“Delfos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,928 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,928
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad antigua en la Grecia central, en la región de Focia, al pie del monte Parnaso. Allí estaba el Oráculo de Delfos, bajo la protección del dios Apolo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-delfos · Delfos · Spanish

Delfos · rank #59,928 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,928
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH delicious

Nearest frequency peer: delicious (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Delfos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Delfos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Delfos
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelfos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈd̪elfos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,928
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Delfos” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Delfoscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “delicious” (#59,929), “dedicatorias” (#59,926), “demando” (#59,930). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “Delfos” va en #59,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Delfos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,928 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈd̪elfos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Delfos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Delfos, spelled D-E-L-F-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad antigua en la Grecia central, en la región de Focia, al pie del monte Parnaso. Allí estaba el Oráculo de Delfos, bajo la protección del dios Apolo.
  2. 2
    Ciudad de la moderna Grecia.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Delfos"?
"Delfos" is spelled D-E-L-F-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪elfos].
What does "Delfos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Delfos" means: Ciudad antigua en la Grecia central, en la región de Focia, al pie del monte Parnaso. Allí estaba el Oráculo de Delfos, bajo la protección del dios Apolo.
How do you pronounce "Delfos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delfos" is [ˈd̪elfos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delfos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list