# Geigen vs gierigen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gierigen
*adjective · IPA [ˈɡiːʁɪɡn̩] · frequency rank #46,694*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gierig

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