# shin vs skin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shin
*noun · IPA /ʃɪn/ · frequency rank #11,461*
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### skin
*noun · IPA /skɪn/ · frequency rank #1,319*
The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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