# Proben vs Protein

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Protein
*noun · IPA [pʁoteˈiːn] · frequency rank #11,726*
ein aus Aminosäuren aufgebautes Makromolekül

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