# shaman vs Sherman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shaman
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɑːmən/ · frequency rank #21,932*
A traditional faith healer.

### Sherman
*name · IPA /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/ · frequency rank #8,984*
An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.

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