# ging vs give

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ging
*verb · IPA [ɡɪŋ] · frequency rank #345*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gehen

### give
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #14,818*
geben

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