DeevsdelleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Dee is a name, delle is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Dee” is a name and “delle” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,774
“Dee” frequency rank
#19,865
“delle” frequency rank
34639
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dee delle
Definition englischer weiblicher Vorname 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dellen

Letter map: Dee vs delle

Shared letters muted; letters that set Dee and delle apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch
Dee
5 ch
delle

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Dee is aname and delleaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dee is recorded at frequency rank #14,774, classified as aname, pronounced […]. delle is at rank #19,865, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdɛlə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 34639, this pair ranks #1,658,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Dee vs delle

Shared letters: de. Private to "Dee": -. Private to "delle": l.

"Dee" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "delle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • delleddelle · delel · dlele

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Dee" and "delle" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Dee" is a name and "delle" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Dee" or "delle"?
"Dee" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,774 in our German list, against #19,865 for "delle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list