# del vs due

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### del
*noun · IPA /dɛl/ · frequency rank #4,150*
The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.

### due
*adjective · IPA /djuː/ · frequency rank #442*
Owed or owing.

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