# Wanzen vs Wenzel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wanzen
*noun · IPA [ˈvant͡sn̩] · frequency rank #37,884*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wanze

### Wenzel
*name · IPA [ˈvɛnt͡sl̩] · frequency rank #15,524*
deutscher Familienname

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