# wise vs wish

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wish
*noun · IPA [wɪʃ] · frequency rank #28,948*
der Wunsch, das Verlangen

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