# shapes vs shores

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### shores
*noun · IPA /ʃɔɹz/ · frequency rank #10,129*
plural of shore

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