# derbe vs derlei

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### derbe
*adjective · IPA [ˈdɛʁbə] · frequency rank #20,213*
sehr gut, nicht schlecht

### derlei
*pronoun · IPA [ˈdeːɐ̯laɪ̯] · frequency rank #22,678*
von solcher Art, derartig

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