# Shem vs sped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Shem
*name · frequency rank #40,019*
The oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.

### sped
*verb · IPA /spɛd/ · frequency rank #20,782*
simple past and past participle of speed

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