# Riese vs Riesen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Riese
*noun · IPA [ˈʁiːzə] · frequency rank #15,464*
großes menschenähnliches Wesen

### Riesen
*noun · IPA [ˈʁiːzn̩] · frequency rank #3,766*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Riese

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