# delle vs Detlef

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Detlef
*name · IPA [ˈdɛtlɛf] · frequency rank #13,573*
männlicher Vorname

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