# Rand vs read

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rand
*noun · IPA [ʁant] · frequency rank #2,782*
äußere Begrenzung eines Gegenstandes

### read
*verb · IPA [ɹiːd] · frequency rank #9,794*
lesen

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