# Germans vs Germany

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Germany
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mə.ni/ · frequency rank #1,341*
A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Rhine, Elbe, and upper Danube Rivers in Central Europe, taken as a whole under its various governments.

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