# pain vs pars

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pars
*verb · IPA [paʁs] · frequency rank #47,639*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs parsen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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