# sting vs styling

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sting
*noun · IPA [stɪŋ] · frequency rank #39,049*
die manchen Tieren und Pflanzen eigene spitze Waffe (mit Gift)

### styling
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #32,793*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs style

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