# fein vs fen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fein
*adjective · IPA [faɪ̯n] · frequency rank #3,652*
dünn, feinkörnig, zart

### fen
*noun · IPA [fɛn] · frequency rank #44,597*
Fenn

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