# pan vs Pein

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pan
*noun · IPA [pæn] · frequency rank #10,913*
Pfanne, Kochgerät zum Braten

### Pein
*noun · IPA [paɪ̯n] · frequency rank #47,643*
Schmerz, Qual

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