# pump vs Pumpen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### pump
*verb · IPA [pʊmp] · frequency rank #24,885*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pumpen

### Pumpen
*noun · IPA [ˈpʊmpn̩] · frequency rank #11,947*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pumpe

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