# beat vs break

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### beat
*verb · IPA [biːt] · frequency rank #9,153*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beaten

### break
*verb · IPA [breɪk] · frequency rank #11,619*
brechen; kaputt gehen

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