# tears vs term

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tears
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #32,803*
Plural des Substantivs tear

### term
*noun · IPA [tɜː(r)m] · frequency rank #25,344*
Dauer, Zeitraum, Laufzeit

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