# idol vs idole

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### idole
*noun · IPA [i.dɔl] · frequency rank #45,359*
Abgott, Abgöttin, Götze, Götzenbild, Idol

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