# pain vs pen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pen
*noun · IPA [pɛn] · frequency rank #8,441*
der Füller, Schreibstift

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