# pater vs power

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### power
*adjective · IPA [ˈpoːvɐ] · frequency rank #4,226*
arm, dürftig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pater-vs-power