# Gifte vs giftig

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gifte
*noun · IPA [ˈɡɪftə] · frequency rank #35,208*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gift

### giftig
*adjective · IPA [ˈɡɪftɪç] · frequency rank #17,599*
gesundheitsschädlich, schadstoffhaltig

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