# silent vs you're

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### silent
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #25,311*
keine Geräusche, Töne oder Laute sind hörbar

### you're
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #15,006*
„you are, 2. Person Singular:“ du bist

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