# any vs are

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### any
*adverb · IPA [ɛni] · frequency rank #14,500*
irgendeine/r/s, irgendwie, irgendwelche/r/s

### are
*verb · IPA [ə] · frequency rank #4,019*
2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs be

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