# Sprossen vs stressen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sprossen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃpʁɔsn̩] · frequency rank #43,509*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sprosse

### stressen
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtʁɛsn̩] · frequency rank #42,850*
unter Druck setzen; jemanden psychisch belasten; Stress auslösen

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