# schell vs Scherz

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### schell
*verb · IPA [ʃɛl] · frequency rank #38,990*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schellen

### Scherz
*noun · IPA [ʃɛʁt͡s] · frequency rank #5,876*
nicht ernst zu Nehmendes

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