Which to use
“Delfine” and “Delphine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,503
- “Delfine” frequency rank
- #37,445
- “Delphine” frequency rank
- 68948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Delfine | Delphine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Delfin | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Delphin |
Same sound, different letters: Delfine vs Delphine
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. Delfine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Delphine's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - Delfine / Delphine
This is the hard kind. Delfine and Delphine are pronounced identically ([dɛlˈfiːnə]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Delfine is recorded at frequency rank #31,503, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɛlˈfiːnə]. Delphine is at rank #37,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɛlˈfiːnə].
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 68948, this pair ranks #491,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Delfine vs Delphine
Shared letters: deiln. Private to "Delfine": f. Private to "Delphine": hp.
"Delfine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Delphine" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Delfine" for "Delphine" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Delfine" or "Delphine" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Delfine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Delphine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #491,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Delfine" and "Delphine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delphin vs Delphine". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #491,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.