# shatter vs starter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shatter
*verb · IPA /ˈʃæt.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #21,933*
To violently break something into pieces.

### starter
*noun · IPA /ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,963*
Someone who starts, or who starts something.

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