# katastrophal vs Katastrophen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### katastrophal
*adjective · IPA [katastʁoˈfaːl] · frequency rank #22,036*
sehr schlimm, verhängnisvoll, entsetzlich

### Katastrophen
*noun · IPA [ˌkatasˈtʁoːfn̩] · frequency rank #13,637*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Katastrophe

## Source
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