# Gier vs gil

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gier
*noun · IPA [ɡiːɐ̯] · frequency rank #12,089*
unmäßiges, maßloses Verlangen

### gil
*noun · IPA [ɟil] · frequency rank #23,158*
Gimpel, Dompfaff (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/gier-vs-gil