# Eber vs Eifer

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Eber
*noun · IPA [ˈeːbɐ] · frequency rank #43,820*
männliches Schwein

### Eifer
*noun · IPA [ˈaɪ̯fɐ] · frequency rank #17,269*
ernsthaftes Bemühen, Verfolgen eines Ziels

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eber-vs-eifer