# fossil vs fossile

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fossil
*adjective · IPA [fɔˈsiːl] · frequency rank #28,657*
aus der erdgeschichtlichen Vergangenheit stammend

### fossile
*adjective · IPA [fɔˈsiːlə] · frequency rank #21,968*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fossil

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