# Schiefer vs schiere

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Schiefer
*noun · IPA [ˈʃiːfɐ] · frequency rank #21,760*
zu dünnen Platten spaltbares Gestein

### schiere
*adjective · IPA [ˈʃiːʁə] · frequency rank #45,567*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schier

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