# sharps vs shears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sharps
*noun · IPA /ʃɑɹps/ · frequency rank #46,172*
plural of sharp

### shears
*noun · IPA /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #33,016*
plural of shear

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