# sham vs snap

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sham
*adjective · IPA /ʃæm/ · frequency rank #16,126*
Intended to deceive; false.

### snap
*noun · IPA /snæp/ · frequency rank #5,084*
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

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