# neigen vs Nelken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### neigen
*verb · IPA [ˈnaɪ̯ɡn̩] · frequency rank #12,766*
in Schräglage geraten; schräg werden

### Nelken
*noun · IPA [ˈnɛlkn̩] · frequency rank #42,703*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nelke

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