# reading vs shades

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### reading
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #20,379*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs read

### shades
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #31,790*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs shade

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