# shale vs shore

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shale
*noun · IPA /ʃeɪl/ · frequency rank #11,460*
A shell, scale or husk; a cod or pod.

### shore
*noun · IPA /ʃɔː/ · frequency rank #4,122*
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

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