# fein vs fing

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fing
*verb · IPA [fɪŋ] · frequency rank #5,167*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fangen

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