# tell vs Tilly

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tell
*verb · IPA [tɛl] · frequency rank #14,428*
erzählen

### Tilly
*name · IPA [ˈtɪli] · frequency rank #34,402*
weiblicher Vorname

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