# Schädel vs scheel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Schädel
*noun · IPA [ˈʃɛːdl̩] · frequency rank #6,970*
die das Gehirn schützenden Knochen der Hirnschale

### scheel
*adjective · IPA [ʃeːl] · frequency rank #32,250*
schief, schiefblickend

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