# fen vs frei

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### frei
*adjective · IPA [fʁaɪ̯] · frequency rank #544*
unabhängig, nicht gefangen, nicht versklavt

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