# Shaffer vs shatter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Shaffer
*name · IPA /ˈʃeɪ.fɚ/ · frequency rank #38,159*
A surname from German.

### shatter
*verb · IPA /ˈʃæt.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #21,933*
To violently break something into pieces.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaffer-vs-shatter