# Weck vs wecken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Weck
*noun · IPA [vɛk] · frequency rank #29,420*
längliches Brötchen

### wecken
*verb · IPA [ˈvɛkn̩] · frequency rank #7,424*
jemanden aus dem Schlaf holen, wach machen

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