# Adele vs adult

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Adele
*name · IPA /əˈdɛl/ · frequency rank #15,947*
A female given name from the Germanic languages.

### adult
*noun · IPA /ˈæd.ʌlt/ · frequency rank #1,654*
An animal that is full-grown.

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