# Lumpen vs Lungen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lumpen
*noun · IPA [ˈlʊmpn̩] · frequency rank #26,092*
altes, verschlissenes, verschmutztes Stück Stoff

### Lungen
*noun · IPA [ˈlʊŋən] · frequency rank #15,425*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lunge

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