# monitoring vs optimum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### monitoring
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #21,701*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs monitor

### optimum
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #29,724*
vom optimus, dem Superlativ des unregelmäßig gesteigerten Adjektivs bonus
:* Nominativ Singular Neutrum
:* Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum/Neutrum

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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