# sales vs shades

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sales
*noun · IPA /seɪlz/ · frequency rank #1,028*
plural of sale

### shades
*noun · IPA /ʃeɪdz/ · frequency rank #7,177*
plural of shade

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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