# shalom vs slalom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shalom
*intj · IPA /ʃɑːˈloʊm/ · frequency rank #29,082*
A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

### slalom
*noun · IPA /ˈslɑː.ləm/ · frequency rank #25,209*
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.

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