# Uhr vs up

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Uhr
*noun · IPA [uːɐ̯] · frequency rank #200*
Instrument zur Messung der Zeit, Chronometer

### up
*adverb · IPA [ʌp] · frequency rank #1,907*
nach oben

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/uhr-vs-up