# file vs files

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### file
*noun · IPA [faɪl] · frequency rank #24,335*
Behältnis zur geordneten Aufbewahrung von Briefen oder anderen Dokumenten

### files
*noun · IPA [faɪlz] · frequency rank #31,544*
Plural des Substantivs file

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