# delay vs delle

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### delle
*verb · IPA [ˈdɛlə] · frequency rank #19,865*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dellen

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