# shamed vs shapes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shamed
*verb · IPA /ʃeɪmd/ · frequency rank #22,215*
simple past and past participle of shame

### shapes
*noun · IPA /ʃeɪps/ · frequency rank #7,284*
plural of shape

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