# Schurke vs Schurken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Schurke
*noun · IPA [ˈʃʊʁkə] · frequency rank #49,237*
jemand, der moralisch verwerflich handelt

### 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.
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