# quälen vs queen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### quälen
*verb · IPA [ˈkvɛːlən] · frequency rank #15,188*
absichtlich Schmerzen zufügen, leiden machen

### queen
*noun · IPA [kwiːn] · frequency rank #5,523*
Königin

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