# Delia vs Delilah

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Delilah
*name · IPA /dɪˈlaɪlə/ · frequency rank #31,949*
The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.

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