# schrien vs Schurken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### schrien
*verb · IPA [ʃʁiːn] · frequency rank #46,261*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreien

### 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/schrien-vs-schurken