# vital vs vocal

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### vital
*adjective · IPA [viˈtaːl] · frequency rank #25,823*
lebendig, kräftig

### vocal
*noun · IPA [buˈkaɫ] · frequency rank #40,942*
der Vokal, der Selbstlaut

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