delinque

[d̪eˈlĩŋke]

/[d̪eˈlĩŋke]/ verb

The verdict

“delinque” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,885 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,885
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delinquir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-delinque · delinque · Spanish

delinque · rank #81,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,885
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH delineados

Nearest frequency peer: delineados (-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 “delinque”

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 “delinque” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for delinque
PropertyValue
Headworddelinque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈlĩŋke]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “delinque” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “delineados” (#81,884), “delegando” (#81,883), “demorada” (#81,887). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “delinque” va en #81,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

delinque is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,885 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈlĩŋke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for delinque, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is delinque, spelled D-E-L-I-N-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delinquir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de delinquir.

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 "delinque"?
"delinque" is spelled D-E-L-I-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈlĩŋke].
What does "delinque" mean?
As a verb, "delinque" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delinquir.
How do you pronounce "delinque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delinque" is [d̪eˈlĩŋke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delinque" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list