# saint vs sting

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### saint
*adjective · IPA [sɛ̃] · frequency rank #6,718*
heilig

### sting
*noun · IPA [stɪŋ] · frequency rank #39,049*
die manchen Tieren und Pflanzen eigene spitze Waffe (mit Gift)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/saint-vs-sting