# bugs vs burns

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bugs
*noun · IPA [bʌɡz] · frequency rank #20,538*
Plural des Substantivs bug

### burns
*verb · IPA [bɜːnz] · frequency rank #23,460*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs burn

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