# derben vs Derby

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Derby
*noun · IPA [ˈdɛʁbi] · frequency rank #8,343*
jährlich stattfindende Pferderennen

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