# Delphi vs dolphin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Delphi
*name · IPA /ˈdɛlfi/ · frequency rank #28,511*
A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle.

### dolphin
*noun · IPA /ˈdɒlf.ɪn/ · frequency rank #11,686*
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

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