# straffen vs Strahlen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### straffen
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtʁafn̩] · frequency rank #36,043*
Falten entfernen; straff ziehen

### Strahlen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtʁaːlən] · frequency rank #8,632*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Strahl

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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