# pain vs pal

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pain
*noun · IPA [peɪn] · frequency rank #23,652*
Schmerz

### pal
*verb · IPA [paːl] · frequency rank #23,653*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs palen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pain-vs-pal