# known vs shows

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### known
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #40,645*
Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs know

### shows
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #8,130*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs show

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