delta
Spanish, noun/ˈdelta/
delta is spelled D-E-L-T-A (5 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,770th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Greek letter delta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cuarta letra del alfabeto griego, a la que le correponde la letra d en el alfabeto latino”.
What does delta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineGreek letter delta
noun
- 1
masculinea delta
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cuarta letra del alfabeto griego, a la que le correponde la letra d en el alfabeto latino. 2. Desembocadura con forma de triángulo, por semejanza con el símbolo griego en mayúsculas₁, comprendida entre dos ríos o cauces que desembocan en el mar. 3. Cota de valores próximos a otro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of delta
- deltas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce delta?
- /ˈdelta/
- [ˈd̪el̪.t̪a]
- [ˈd̪el̪t̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to delta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is delta in Spanish?
delta appears 7.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).