# fies vs five

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fies
*adjective · IPA [fiːs] · frequency rank #17,292*
Ekel erregend unangenehm

### five
*num · IPA [faɪv] · frequency rank #11,869*
fünf

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