# shine vs spike

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shine
*verb · IPA /ʃaɪn/ · frequency rank #5,452*
To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

### spike
*noun · IPA /spaɪk/ · frequency rank #7,612*
A sort of very large nail.

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