deliciar

/dɨ.li.ˈsjaɾ/

//dɨ.li.ˈsjaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“deliciar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,247 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,247
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - causar delícia a

Key facts for deliciar
PropertyValue
Headworddeliciar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɨ.li.ˈsjaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “deliciar” sits in Portuguese 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). deliciar 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

deliciar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,247 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /dɨ.li.ˈsjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "causar delícia a".

No misspelling variants are generated for deliciar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is deliciar, spelled D-E-L-I-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar delícia a

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deliciar"?
"deliciar" is spelled D-E-L-I-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.li.ˈsjaɾ/.
What does "deliciar" mean?
As a verb, "deliciar" means: causar delícia a
How do you pronounce "deliciar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deliciar" is /dɨ.li.ˈsjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deliciar" come from?
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Using “deliciar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-L-I-C-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɨ.li.ˈsjaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list