# shaver vs shriver

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shaver
*noun · IPA /ˈʃeɪvə/ · frequency rank #37,685*
One who shaves.

### shriver
*noun · frequency rank #43,917*
A person who shrives; a confessor

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