# need vs never

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### need
*verb · IPA [niːd] · frequency rank #12,977*
benötigen, brauchen, müssen

### never
*adverb · IPA [ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #9,425*
nie, niemals

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/need-vs-never