# passion vs Passive

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### passion
*noun · IPA [pa.sjɔ̃] · frequency rank #14,146*
Leidenschaft, Lust, Passion

### Passive
*noun · IPA [ˈpasiːvə] · frequency rank #15,450*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Passiv

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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