# Pb vs pen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pb
*abbrev · IPA [ˌpeːˈbeː] · frequency rank #23,657*
chemisches Zeichen für Blei

### pen
*noun · IPA [pɛn] · frequency rank #8,441*
der Füller, Schreibstift

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