# shan vs shanti

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shan
*adjective · frequency rank #21,061*
unfair, harsh

### shanti
*intj · IPA /ʃɑːnti/ · frequency rank #37,684*
A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

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