# shake vs snake

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### shake
*verb · IPA [ʃeɪk] · frequency rank #24,125*
jemanden oder etwas schütteln

### snake
*noun · IPA [sneɪk] · frequency rank #27,940*
Schlange

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