# deli vs dole

> 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.

### dole
*verb · IPA /dəʊl/ · frequency rank #18,808*
To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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