# pape vs Pavel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pape
*noun · IPA [pap] · frequency rank #32,202*
Papst

### Pavel
*name · IPA [ˈpavɛl] · frequency rank #25,706*
männlicher Vorname

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