# tell vs tilo

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tilo
*num · IPA [tìló] · frequency rank #31,822*
Kardinalzahl zwischen null und zwei; eins

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