# delve vs deuce

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### delve
*verb · IPA /dɛlv/ · frequency rank #24,139*
To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

### deuce
*noun · IPA /djuːs/ · frequency rank #31,135*
A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.

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