# gem vs gun

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gun
*noun · IPA [ɡʌn] · frequency rank #20,283*
Feuerwaffe, Schusswaffe

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