# shed vs show

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### show
*verb · IPA /ʃəʊ/ · frequency rank #199*
To display, to have somebody see (something).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shed-vs-show