# gnu vs guns

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### gnu
*noun · IPA [nuː] · frequency rank #28,229*
Gnu (Connochaetes)

### guns
*noun · IPA [ɡʌnz] · frequency rank #34,148*
Plural des Substantivs gun

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