# factory vs official

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### factory
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #19,902*
die Fabrik, das Werk, der Betrieb

### official
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #20,689*
offiziell

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