# fingen vs Fingern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fingen
*verb · IPA [ˈfɪŋən] · frequency rank #18,242*
1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs fangen

### Fingern
*noun · IPA [ˈfɪŋɐn] · frequency rank #6,792*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Finger

## Source
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