# Metalle vs metallic

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Metalle
*noun · IPA [meˈtalə] · frequency rank #22,827*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Metall

### metallic
*adjective · IPA [meˈtalɪk] · frequency rank #41,991*
metallisch glänzend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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