# Birken vs broken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Birken
*noun · IPA [ˈbɪʁkn̩] · frequency rank #28,568*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Birke

### broken
*adjective · IPA [ˈbrəʊkən] · frequency rank #25,482*
zerbrochen, kaputt, defekt, beschädigt

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