# shah vs shear

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### shear
*verb · IPA /ʃɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,239*
To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.

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