# Pauls vs Pause

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pauls
*noun · IPA [paʊ̯ls] · frequency rank #25,260*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Paul

### Pause
*noun · IPA [ˈpaʊ̯zə] · frequency rank #1,984*
Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit

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