# wife vs wire

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wife
*noun · IPA [waɪf] · frequency rank #32,871*
verheiratete Frau, Ehefrau

### wire
*noun · IPA [waɪə] · frequency rank #33,395*
Draht, Anschlusskabel

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