# Shaun vs shrunk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Shaun
*name · IPA /ʃɔːn/ · frequency rank #13,422*
A male given name from Irish.

### shrunk
*verb · IPA /ʃɹʌŋk/ · frequency rank #23,099*
simple past and past participle of shrink

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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