# shades vs shores

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### shores
*noun · IPA /ʃɔɹz/ · frequency rank #10,129*
plural of shore

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