# ige vs Igel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ige
*noun · IPA [ˈiɡɛ] · frequency rank #21,298*
Verb

### Igel
*noun · IPA [ˈiːɡl̩] · frequency rank #15,658*
stachelhäutiges Säugetier aus der Familie Erinaceidae

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