delito
[d̪eˈlit̪o]
The verdict
“delito” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,766 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,766
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción que viola la ley y conlleva pena.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈlit̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,766 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “delito” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for delito is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈlit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,766 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for delito, with forms such as "ddelito", "deilto", and "deliot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "delta", "dolió", "depto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is delito, spelled D-E-L-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Acción que viola la ley y conlleva pena.
- 2En sentido restringido, violación grave de la ley, por contraposición a las faltas e infracciones.
- 3Por extensión, acción censurable o reprochable éticamente.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddelito,deilto,deliot,delitto,dellito,deltio,dleito,edlito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “delito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-L-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈlit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “delta” - see the side-by-side comparison. delito vs delta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.