# pen vs Pence

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Pence
*noun · IPA [ˈpɛns] · frequency rank #29,731*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Penny

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