# fem vs flex

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flex
*verb · IPA [flɛks] · frequency rank #19,574*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flexen

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