# used vs wars

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### used
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #19,746*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs use

### wars
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #3,861*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs war

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