# purpose vs surprise

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### purpose
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #49,985*
Absicht, Ziel, Zweck, Vorsatz

### surprise
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #36,658*
Überraschung

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/purpose-vs-surprise