# Affen vs atmen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Affen
*noun · IPA [ˈafn̩] · frequency rank #6,265*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Affe

### atmen
*verb · IPA [ˈaːtmən] · frequency rank #6,630*
Luft in die Lunge und wieder hinauspumpen

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