Delfos

[ˈd̪elfos]

/[ˈd̪elfos]/ name

The verdict

“Delfos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,928 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,928
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.

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)

Where “Delfos” sits in Spanish frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Delfos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,928 among 90,663 “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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Using “Delfos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-L-F-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈd̪elfos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list