# pries vs pures

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pures
*adjective · IPA [puːʁəs] · frequency rank #30,727*
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pur

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