# dal vs Dalia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dal
*noun · IPA /dɑːl/ · frequency rank #20,897*
Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.

### Dalia
*name · frequency rank #49,860*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dal-vs-dalia