# Abdul vs Adel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Abdul
*name · IPA /ˈæbdʊl/ · frequency rank #11,827*
A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.

### Adel
*name · frequency rank #37,309*
A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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