# shelter vs shutter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shelter
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɛltə/ · frequency rank #4,712*
Somewhere one can find protection.

### shutter
*noun · IPA /ˈʃʌt.ə/ · frequency rank #15,507*
One who shuts or closes something.

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