# derben vs derlei

> 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

### 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/derben-vs-derlei