# period vs tools

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### period
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #40,749*
Periode, Zeitraum

### tools
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #12,399*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tool

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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