# santo vs Shinto

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### santo
*noun · frequency rank #18,180*
A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.

### Shinto
*name · IPA /ˈʃɪn.təʊ/ · frequency rank #46,175*
Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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