# Icon vs idol

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Icon
*noun · IPA [ˈaɪ̯kn̩] · frequency rank #23,993*
kleine Grafik für Programme oder Hyperlinks

### idol
*noun · IPA [aɪdl] · frequency rank #17,619*
Idol, Götzenbild, Götze, Abgott

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