# Germain vs Germans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Germain
*name · frequency rank #20,646*
A surname transferred from the given name.

### Germans
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɜːmənz/ · frequency rank #5,132*
plural of German

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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