# fing vs flag

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flag
*noun · IPA [flæɡ] · frequency rank #20,919*
Flagge, Fahne

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