# Scheiben vs schien

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Scheiben
*noun · IPA [ˈʃaɪ̯bn̩] · frequency rank #8,272*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scheibe

### schien
*verb · IPA [ʃiːn] · frequency rank #3,148*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheinen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/scheiben-vs-schien