# Spaten vs Spitzen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Spaten
*noun · IPA [ˈʃpaːtn̩] · frequency rank #27,063*
schaufelähnliches Werkzeug zum Umgraben der Erde

### Spitzen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩] · frequency rank #6,595*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spitze

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