# paper vs pepper

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pepper
*noun · IPA [ˈpɛpə] · frequency rank #32,203*
Pfeffer als Gewürz

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