# scherze vs Schmerzen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### scherze
*verb · IPA [ˈʃɛʁt͡sə] · frequency rank #24,110*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scherzen

### Schmerzen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩] · frequency rank #2,465*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schmerz

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