# shaft vs Shasta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shaft
*noun · IPA /ʃɑːft/ · frequency rank #8,347*
The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

### Shasta
*name · IPA /ˈʃæs.tə/ · frequency rank #35,075*
An extinct Native American language, formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon.

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