# Schals vs Schelm

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Schals
*noun · IPA [ʃaːls] · frequency rank #31,771*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schal

### Schelm
*noun · IPA [ʃɛlm] · frequency rank #32,753*
Mensch, der gerne scherzt und neckt

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