# Ferkel vs Ferse

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ferkel
*noun · IPA [ˈfɛʁkl̩] · frequency rank #24,713*
Junges des Hausschweins

### Ferse
*noun · IPA [ˈfɛʁzə] · frequency rank #35,767*
hinterer Teil des Fußes

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