# Repression vs Rezession

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Repression
*noun · IPA [ʁepʁɛˈsi̯oːn] · frequency rank #23,284*
Unterdrückung

### Rezession
*noun · IPA [ʁet͡sɛˈsi̯oːn] · frequency rank #22,864*
Phase negativen Wirtschaftswachstums oder schrumpfenden Bruttoinlandsprodukts

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