# called vs calls

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### called
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #32,982*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs call

### calls
*verb · IPA [kɔːlz] · frequency rank #44,506*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs call

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