# tool vs Troll

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Troll
*noun · IPA [tʁɔl] · frequency rank #12,609*
meist schadenbringendes Geisterwesen in Riesen- oder Zwergengestalt

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