# Riesen vs Risse

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Risse
*noun · IPA [ˈʁɪsə] · frequency rank #13,680*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Riss

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