# pig vs Pike

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pig
*noun · IPA [pɪɡ] · frequency rank #48,384*
Schwein

### 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/pig-vs-pike