# shh vs shush

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shh
*intj · IPA /ʃ̩ː/ · frequency rank #28,719*
Demanding silence.

### shush
*verb · IPA /ʃʊʃ/ · frequency rank #39,562*
To be quiet; to keep quiet.

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