# are vs ave

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ave
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #19,141*
der Vogel

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