# Grete vs Gretel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Grete
*name · IPA [ˈɡʁeːtə] · frequency rank #36,967*
weiblicher Vorname

### Gretel
*name · IPA [ˈɡʁeːtl̩] · frequency rank #25,578*
weiblicher Vorname

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