# hermine vs Heroin

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hermine
*noun · IPA [ɛʁ.min] · frequency rank #24,379*
Hermelin

### Heroin
*noun · IPA [heʁoˈiːn] · frequency rank #12,301*
Rauschgift; ein als Arzneimittel entwickeltes Morphinderivat

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