# tail vs tool

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tail
*noun · IPA [teɪl] · frequency rank #40,881*
Schwanz

### tool
*noun · IPA [tuːl] · frequency rank #10,189*
Werkzeug

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tail-vs-tool