# Bange vs bangen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bange
*noun · IPA [ˈbaŋə] · frequency rank #17,521*
Angst, Furcht, Scheu

### bangen
*verb · IPA [ˈbaŋən] · frequency rank #23,433*
Angst und/oder Sorge um jemanden oder etwas empfinden

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