# paper vs pater

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### paper
*noun · IPA [ˈpeɪpəʳ] · frequency rank #9,959*
Papier

### pater
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #8,439*
der Vater

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