# match vs matches

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### match
*noun · IPA [matʃ] · frequency rank #6,219*
Match; Wettspiel; Wettkampf

### matches
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #17,983*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/match-vs-matches