# gell vs gem

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### gell
*adjective · IPA [ɡɛl] · frequency rank #19,923*
gellend, schrill

### gem
*noun · IPA [dʒɛm] · frequency rank #10,663*
Edelstein

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