# are vs Arno

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Arno
*name · IPA [ˈaʁno] · frequency rank #12,024*
Fluss in Italien (Toskana)

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