# Schafen vs schämen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Schafen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃaːfn̩] · frequency rank #23,296*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schaf

### schämen
*verb · IPA [ˈʃɛːmən] · frequency rank #7,663*
Scham empfinden

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