# Stäbchen vs Stachel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stäbchen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtɛːpçən] · frequency rank #27,076*
kleiner Stab

### Stachel
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtaxl̩] · frequency rank #30,784*
spitzes Pflanzenteil, Auswuchs des Rindengewebes

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