# Wiesel vs wise

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wiesel
*noun · IPA [ˈviːzl̩] · frequency rank #42,953*
zierlicher, flinker, dem Hermelin nahe verwandter Marder

### wise
*adjective · IPA [waɪz] · frequency rank #35,561*
weise, klug

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