# schämen vs schüren

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### schüren
*verb · IPA [ˈʃyːʁən] · frequency rank #22,135*
Feuer durch Herumstochern anfachen

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