# dauphin vs dolphin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dauphin
*noun · IPA /ˈdəʊ.fæ̃/ · frequency rank #35,676*
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.

### dolphin
*noun · IPA /ˈdɒlf.ɪn/ · frequency rank #11,686*
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

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