# high vs hug

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### high
*adjective · IPA [haɪ̯] · frequency rank #2,301*
von Drogen/Rauschgift berauscht

### hug
*noun · IPA [hʌɡ] · frequency rank #25,600*
die Umarmung: das Legen von Armen um jemanden

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