# dear vs def

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### dear
*adjective · IPA /dɪə/ · frequency rank #39,148*
Querido.

### def
*abbrev · IPA /dɛf/ · frequency rank #27,562*
Abreviatura de deficit.

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