# German vs Germans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### German
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/ · frequency rank #1,187*
A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.

### 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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