delta
French, noun/dɛl.ta/
delta is spelled D-E-L-T-A (5 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written French, the 9,451st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delta is a French masculine noun meaning “delta (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nom de δ et de Δ, quatrième lettre et troisième consonne de l’alphabet grec, équivalent de « d » dans…”.
What does delta mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedelta (Greek letter)
noun
- 1
masculinedelta (geographical feature)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom de δ et de Δ, quatrième lettre et troisième consonne de l’alphabet grec, équivalent de « d » dans l’alphabet latin. 2. Différence, écart, amplitude. 3. Nom donné internationalement au deuxième variant issu d'une mutation importante du coronavirus COVID-19, et apparu en 2021. 4. Discriminant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of delta
- deltas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce delta?
- /dɛl.ta/
- \dɛl.ta\
- [dɛl.ta]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (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 French?
delta appears 6.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).