# pain vs pi

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pi
*verb · IPA [piː] · frequency rank #8,118*
trinken (Flüssigkeit)

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