# Zacken vs Zecke

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Zacken
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡sakn̩] · frequency rank #42,965*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zacke

### Zecke
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡sɛkə] · frequency rank #43,649*
parasitisch lebendes Spinnentier

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