# sum vs Sun

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sum
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #31,289*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse

### Sun
*noun · IPA [sʌn] · frequency rank #7,821*
die Sonne, das Zentralgestirn unseres Sonnensystems

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