# Scherz vs Schwaz

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Schwaz
*name · IPA [ʃvaːt͡s] · frequency rank #43,479*
österreichische Stadt in Tirol

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