# pick vs Pike

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pick
*verb · IPA [pɪk] · frequency rank #14,895*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs picken

### Pike
*noun · IPA [ˈpiːkə] · frequency rank #32,209*
eine Stangenwaffe von Fußsoldaten

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