# delta vs depth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### delta
*noun · IPA /ˈdɛltə/ · frequency rank #5,873*
The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

### depth
*noun · IPA /dɛpθ/ · frequency rank #2,725*
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

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