# passion vs Passiven

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Passiven
*noun · IPA [ˈpasiːvən] · frequency rank #20,021*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Passiv

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