# shah vs shard

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shah
*noun · IPA /ʃɑː/ · frequency rank #9,535*
A king of Persia or Iran.

### shard
*noun · IPA /ʃaːd/ · frequency rank #29,083*
A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.

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