# stressen vs stressig

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stressig
*adjective · IPA [ˈʃtʁɛsɪç] · frequency rank #18,401*
Stress auslösend, anstrengend

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