# Japaner vs Japanese

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Japaner
*noun · IPA [jaˈpaːnɐ] · frequency rank #7,492*
Einwohner von Japan

### Japanese
*noun · IPA [ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz] · frequency rank #42,604*
Japaner

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