delta
Portuguese, noun/ˈdɛw.tɐ/
delta is spelled D-E-L-T-A (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,127th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delta is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “delta (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “quarta letra do alfabeto grego e tem um valor numérico de 4”.
What does delta mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedelta (Greek letter)
- 2
masculinedelta (landform at the mouth of a river)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. quarta letra do alfabeto grego e tem um valor numérico de 4 2. indica uma diferença no valor de uma variável 3. foz de um rio em formato triangular
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of delta
- deltas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce delta?
- Brazil /ˈdɛw.tɐ/
- Brazil [ˈdɛʊ̯.tɐ]
- Portugal /ˈdɛl.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
delta appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).