# deli vs Delia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deli
*noun · IPA /ˈdɛli/ · frequency rank #18,290*
A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.

### Delia
*name · IPA /ˈdiːlɪə/ · frequency rank #27,117*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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