# VIP vs Viper

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### VIP
*abbrev · IPA [vɪp] · frequency rank #12,201*
sehr wichtige Person; Prominenz

### Viper
*noun · IPA [ˈviːpɐ] · frequency rank #47,835*
zu den Ottern gehörende Giftschlange

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