# lichen vs Lichtern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lichen
*noun · IPA [li.ken] · frequency rank #36,482*
Flechte

### Lichtern
*noun · IPA [ˈlɪçtɐn] · frequency rank #37,055*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Licht

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