# schuf vs shut

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### schuf
*verb · IPA [ʃuːf] · frequency rank #8,780*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schaffen

### shut
*verb · IPA [ʃʌt] · frequency rank #47,728*
schließen

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