# skin vs sting

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### skin
*noun · IPA [skɪn] · frequency rank #21,064*
menschliche Haut

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/skin-vs-sting