# Fels vs fem

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fels
*noun · IPA [fɛls] · frequency rank #11,867*
zusammenhängende Masse festen Gesteins (Singular 1)

### fem
*num · IPA [fɛmˀ] · frequency rank #43,170*
fünf

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