# scheel vs scheuen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### scheel
*adjective · IPA [ʃeːl] · frequency rank #32,250*
schief, schiefblickend

### scheuen
*verb · IPA [ˈʃɔɪ̯ən] · frequency rank #18,380*
etwas (häufig aus Angst) vermeiden oder meiden

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