# Pfau vs play

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pfau
*noun · IPA [p͡faʊ̯] · frequency rank #31,215*
Ziervogel mit auffälligem, dekorativem Schwanzgefieder

### play
*verb · IPA [pleɪ] · frequency rank #3,206*
spielen

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