# Geigen vs gelten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Geigen
*noun · IPA [ˈɡaɪ̯ɡn̩] · frequency rank #35,786*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geige

### gelten
*verb · IPA [ˈɡɛltn̩] · frequency rank #1,353*
gültig, verbindlich sein

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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