# del vs dwell

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dwell
*noun · IPA /dwɛl/ · frequency rank #13,505*
A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.

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