# Shea vs sheaf

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Shea
*name · IPA /ʃeɪ/ · frequency rank #17,717*
A surname from Irish.

### sheaf
*noun · IPA /ʃiːf/ · frequency rank #47,330*
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-sheaf