# Pier vs Pike

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pier
*noun · IPA [piːɐ̯] · frequency rank #20,024*
massiver Hafendamm

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pier-vs-pike