Which to use
“dea” is a verb and “della” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,801
- “dea” frequency rank
- #14,444
- “della” frequency rank
- 34245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dea | della |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manger chez quelqu’un, de quelque chose. | Article contracté souvent traduit par De la. |
Letter map: dea vs della
Shared letters muted; letters that set dea and della apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for dea / della
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dea is averb and dellaanarticle. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dea is recorded at frequency rank #19,801, classified as averb. della is at rank #14,444, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdel.la\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34245, this pair ranks #285,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dea vs della
Shared letters: ade. Private to "dea": -. Private to "della": l.
"dea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "della" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- della ← ddella · delal · dlela · edlla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dea" for "della" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dea" vs "della" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "dea" vs "della" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "della" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dea" and "della" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dea vs dray". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #285,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.