# selben vs soeben

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### selben
*unknown · IPA [ˈzɛlbn̩] · frequency rank #1,712*
Nominativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbe

### soeben
*adverb · IPA [zoˈʔeːbn̩] · frequency rank #4,386*
unmittelbar davor/zuvor

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