# Schafen vs Schaufeln

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Schaufeln
*noun · IPA [ˈʃaʊ̯fl̩n] · frequency rank #24,910*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schaufel

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