# Scherben vs Schurken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Scherben
*noun · IPA [ˈʃɛʁbn̩] · frequency rank #17,399*
gebrannter, unglasierter Ton

### Schurken
*noun · IPA [ˈʃʊʁkən] · frequency rank #31,780*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schurke

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