# Schafer vs shaker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Schafer
*name · frequency rank #48,471*
A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.

### shaker
*noun · IPA /ˈʃeɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #21,654*
A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

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