# Wahn vs Weh

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wahn
*noun · IPA [vaːn] · frequency rank #15,521*
falsche Vorstellung

### Weh
*noun · IPA [veː] · frequency rank #2,474*
seelischer Schmerz

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