délectent

\de.lɛkt\

/\de.lɛkt\/ verb

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The verdict

“délectent” is uncommon French (frequency #93,701 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,701
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délecter.

Key facts for délectent
PropertyValue
Headworddélectent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.lɛkt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “délectent” sits in French 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). délectent lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

délectent is uncommon French at frequency #93,701 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.lɛkt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

délectent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is délectent, spelled D-É-L-E-C-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délecter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de délecter.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "délectent"?
"délectent" is spelled D-É-L-E-C-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.lɛkt\.
What does "délectent" mean?
As a verb, "délectent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de délecter.
How do you pronounce "délectent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "délectent" is \de.lɛkt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "délectent" come from?
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Using “délectent”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-L-E-C-T-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.lɛkt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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