# Symbol vs symbole

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Symbol
*noun · IPA [zʏmˈboːl] · frequency rank #4,000*
stellvertretende, vereinfachte Darstellung eines Objekts oder Sachverhalts

### symbole
*noun · IPA [sɛ̃.bɔl] · frequency rank #8,136*
Symbol

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