# Deppen vs derben

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Deppen
*noun · IPA [ˈdɛpn̩] · frequency rank #14,040*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Depp

### derben
*adjective · IPA [ˈdɛʁbn̩] · frequency rank #42,416*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs derb

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