# Wange vs waste

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wange
*noun · IPA [ˈvaŋə] · frequency rank #16,601*
äußere flache Hautpartie der Gesichtsbacke

### waste
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #49,378*
Abfall

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