# SDP vs shy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### SDP
*name · frequency rank #49,622*
Initialism of Social Democratic Party, a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

### shy
*adjective · IPA /ʃaɪ/ · frequency rank #5,551*
Easily frightened; timid.

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