# shed vs shell

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shed
*verb · IPA /ʃɛd/ · frequency rank #4,894*
To part, separate or divide.

### shell
*noun · IPA /ʃɛl/ · frequency rank #3,726*
A hard external covering of an animal.

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