# feilen vs Fersen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### feilen
*verb · IPA [ˈfaɪ̯lən] · frequency rank #33,041*
mit einer Feile bearbeiten

### Fersen
*noun · IPA [ˈfɛʁzn̩] · frequency rank #19,212*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ferse

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