Which to use
“dela” is a verb and “della” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,803
- “dela” frequency rank
- #14,444
- “della” frequency rank
- 34247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dela | della |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exprimer un sentiment par un jeu de mine. | Article contracté souvent traduit par De la. |
Letter map: dela vs della
Shared letters muted; letters that set dela and della apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. dela runs 4 letters (CVCV) against della's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - dela and della
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dela is averb and dellaanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dela is recorded at frequency rank #19,803, 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 34247, this pair ranks #285,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dela vs della
Shared letters: adel. Private to "dela": -. Private to "della": -.
"dela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "della" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dela" for "della" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dela" vs "della" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "dela" and "della". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dela" 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 #285,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dela" and "della" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dela vs doxa". 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 #285,143 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.