# scheinen vs Schergen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### scheinen
*verb · IPA [ˈʃaɪ̯nən] · frequency rank #2,361*
Licht aussenden

### Schergen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃɛʁɡn̩] · frequency rank #38,388*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Scherge

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