# Adele vs adult

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### adult
*adjective · IPA [aˈdʊlt] · frequency rank #22,243*
erwachsen, geschlechtsreif

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/adele-vs-adult