# pain vs penn

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### penn
*verb · IPA [pɛn] · frequency rank #24,067*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pennen

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