# engine vs engste

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### engine
*noun · IPA [ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn] · frequency rank #16,976*
(Antriebs-)Maschine

### engste
*adjective · IPA [ˈɛŋstə] · frequency rank #38,076*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs eng

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