# Schande vs Schwäne

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Schande
*noun · IPA [ˈʃandə] · frequency rank #5,216*
etwas, was jemandem in seinem Ansehen stark schadet

### Schwäne
*noun · IPA [ˈʃvɛːnə] · frequency rank #39,620*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwan

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