# shat vs shuts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shat
*verb · IPA /ʃæt/ · frequency rank #39,557*
simple past and past participle of shit

### shuts
*verb · IPA /ʃʌts/ · frequency rank #15,273*
third-person singular simple present indicative of shut

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