# Metallen vs metallic

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Metallen
*noun · IPA [meˈtalən] · frequency rank #32,165*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Metall

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

## Source
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