# dell vs droll

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dell
*noun · IPA /dɛl/ · frequency rank #11,677*
A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.

### droll
*adjective · IPA /dɹəʊl/ · frequency rank #48,203*
Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

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