Which to use
“Delphin” and “Delphine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,211
- “Delphin” frequency rank
- #37,445
- “Delphine” frequency rank
- 82656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Delphin | Delphine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu den Zahnwalen gehörendes, in Schulen lebendes, meist fischfressendes Meeressäugetier mit torpedoförmigem Körper, langgezogenem Schnabel und kegelförmigen Zähnen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Delphin |
Where the eye mixes Delphin and Delphine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Delphin runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Delphine's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Delphin with Delphine
A purely visual mix-up. Delphin ([dɛlˈfiːn]) and Delphine ([dɛlˈfiːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Delphin” sits inside “Delphine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Delphin is recorded at frequency rank #45,211, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɛlˈfiːn]. 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 82656, this pair ranks #153,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Delphin vs Delphine
Shared letters: dehilnp. Private to "Delphin": -. Private to "Delphine": -.
"Delphin" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Delphine" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Delphin" for "Delphine" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Delphin" or "Delphine"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Delphin" and "Delphine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Delphin" 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 #153,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Delphin" and "Delphine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delfin vs Delphin". 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 #153,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.