# fing vs fire

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fing
*verb · IPA [fɪŋ] · frequency rank #5,167*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fangen

### fire
*num · IPA [ˈfiːɔ] · frequency rank #7,171*
vier

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