# Scout vs shut

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Scout
*noun · IPA [skaʊ̯t] · frequency rank #24,919*
Mitglied der Jugendorganisation der Pfadfinder

### 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/scout-vs-shut