# sewn vs shin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sewn
*verb · IPA /səʊn/ · frequency rank #23,095*
past participle of sew

### shin
*noun · IPA /ʃɪn/ · frequency rank #11,461*
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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