# shah vs shep

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### shep
*noun · frequency rank #30,582*
Pronunciation spelling of ship.

## Source
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