# valve vs velvet

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### valve
*noun · IPA [vælv] · frequency rank #36,081*
Ventil

### velvet
*noun · IPA [velvɪt] · frequency rank #41,531*
Samt

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