# Mandel vs Mandela

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mandel
*name · frequency rank #44,323*
A surname.

### Mandela
*name · IPA /mænˈdɛlə/ · frequency rank #16,965*
A surname from Xhosa, notably borne by Nelson Mandela.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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