# pen vs per

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### per
*preposition · IPA [pɛʁ] · frequency rank #673*
mittels

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