# playing vs setting

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### playing
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #34,851*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs play

### setting
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #22,890*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs set

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