# messern vs Messers

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### messern
*verb · IPA [ˈmɛsɐn] · frequency rank #25,667*
mit einem Messer schneiden/bearbeiten

### Messers
*noun · IPA [ˈmɛsɐs] · frequency rank #38,899*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Messer

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