# peak vs Pein

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### peak
*noun · IPA [piːk] · frequency rank #20,363*
der Punkt eines Berges; Gipfel, Spitze, Bergspitze, Gipfelpunkt

### Pein
*noun · IPA [paɪ̯n] · frequency rank #47,643*
Schmerz, Qual

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