# slave vs stage

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### slave
*noun · IPA [sleɪv] · frequency rank #27,060*
Mensch, der Eigentum eines anderen Menschen ist; Unfreier: Sklave, Sklavin

### stage
*noun · IPA [steɪdʒ] · frequency rank #15,753*
Etappe, Stadium, Station in einem Prozess

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