# Malerei vs Malerin

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Malerei
*noun · IPA [ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯] · frequency rank #5,869*
Werk eines Malers

### Malerin
*noun · IPA [ˈmaːləʁɪn] · frequency rank #27,408*
Künstlerin, die Bilder malt

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