# shat vs soft

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### soft
*adjective · IPA /sɒft/ · frequency rank #2,130*
Easily giving way under pressure.

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