# Pauken vs Pausen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pauken
*noun · IPA [ˈpaʊ̯kn̩] · frequency rank #32,700*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pauke

### Pausen
*noun · IPA [ˈpaʊ̯zn̩] · frequency rank #10,337*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pause

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