# black vs blank

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### black
*adjective · IPA [blæk] · frequency rank #2,330*
schwarz

### blank
*adjective · IPA [blaŋk] · frequency rank #12,878*
(metallisch) hell schimmernd

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