# Dealer vs dear

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dealer
*noun · IPA [ˈdiːlɐ] · frequency rank #12,046*
jemand, der Drogen verkauft

### dear
*adjective · IPA [diɹ] · frequency rank #30,506*
lieb, teuer, süß, entzückend, reizend, herzig

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