# Waisen vs waren

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Waisen
*noun · IPA [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩] · frequency rank #26,233*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Waise

### waren
*verb · IPA [ˈvaːʁən] · frequency rank #115*
1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ Aktiv des Verbs sein

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