# shallow vs swallow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shallow
*adjective · IPA /ˈʃæl.oʊ/ · frequency rank #6,733*
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

### swallow
*verb · IPA /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ · frequency rank #8,731*
To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

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