# henke vs Henker

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### henke
*verb · IPA [ˈhɛŋkə] · frequency rank #35,229*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken

### Henker
*noun · IPA [ˈhɛŋkɐ] · frequency rank #19,602*
jemand, der Hinrichtungen vollzieht

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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