# shame vs Snape

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shame
*noun · IPA /ʃeɪm/ · frequency rank #2,761*
An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

### Snape
*name · frequency rank #30,591*
A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).

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