# crime vs cringe

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### crime
*noun · IPA [kɹaɪm] · frequency rank #20,211*
Verbrechen

### cringe
*adjective · IPA [kɹɪnt͡ʃ] · frequency rank #32,466*
so peinlich, dass man sich dafür fremdschämen muss

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