# press vs pries

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### press
*verb · IPA [pʁɛs] · frequency rank #8,925*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pressen

### pries
*verb · IPA [pʁiːs] · frequency rank #44,147*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs preisen

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