# Igel vs igen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### igen
*adverb · IPA [ˈiɡɛn] · frequency rank #38,824*
ja

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