# dead vs delay

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dead
*noun · IPA [dɛd] · frequency rank #7,587*
der Tote, die Toten, die Tote

### delay
*noun · IPA [dɪˈleɪ] · frequency rank #28,143*
Aufenthalt

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