# residence vs university

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### residence
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #42,763*
Wohnort, Wohnsitz, Residenz

### university
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #6,247*
Universität, Hochschule

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