# able vs Adele

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### able
*adjective · IPA [ˈeɪbl] · frequency rank #38,552*
in der Lage sein; etwas tun können

### Adele
*name · IPA [aˈdeːlə] · frequency rank #18,148*
weiblicher Vorname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/able-vs-adele