delinque
[d̪eˈlĩŋke]
The verdict
“delinque” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,885 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,885
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delinquir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delinque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eˈlĩŋke] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “delinque” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
delinque is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,885 among 90,663 “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
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delinquir.
- 2Segunda 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.
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Using “delinque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-L-I-N-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈlĩŋke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.