# schüren vs Schurken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### schüren
*verb · IPA [ˈʃyːʁən] · frequency rank #22,135*
Feuer durch Herumstochern anfachen

### 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/schuren-vs-schurken