# prob vs Proben

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### prob
*verb · IPA [pʁoːp] · frequency rank #47,655*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs proben

### Proben
*noun · IPA [ˈpʁoːbn̩] · frequency rank #5,297*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Probe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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