# Shams vs shards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Shams
*name · frequency rank #44,483*
A surname from Arabic.

### shards
*noun · IPA /ʃɑɹdz/ · frequency rank #27,281*
plural of shard

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