# Adele

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈdɛl/ · frequency rank #15,947

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele.

## Easily confused with
- **ale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-ale)
- **ADL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adl)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-axle)
- **axel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-axel)
- **Aden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-aden)
- **adult** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adult)
- **apple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-apple)
- **angle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-angle)
- **ankle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-ankle)
- **aisle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-aisle)
- **ample** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-ample)
- **adore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adore)
- **adobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adobe)
- **agile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-agile)
- **Adolf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adolf)
- **Adler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adler)
- **adept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adept)
- **adhere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adhere)
- **allele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-allele)
- **able** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/able-vs-adele)

## Common misspellings (6)
`addele`, `adeel`, `adelle`, `adlee`, `aedle`, `daele`

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