# deren vs derlei

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### deren
*unknown · IPA [ˈdeːʁən] · frequency rank #326*
Genitiv Singular des Pronomens die

### 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/deren-vs-derlei