# shot vs son

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### shot
*verb · IPA [ʃɒt] · frequency rank #21,057*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs shoot

### son
*determiner · IPA [zoːn] · frequency rank #5,881*
umgangssprachlich:

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