# Pech vs pic

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pech
*noun · IPA [pɛç] · frequency rank #4,547*
Rückstand bei der Teerherstellung

### pic
*noun · IPA [pik] · frequency rank #21,730*
Specht

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