# shined vs soiled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shined
*verb · IPA /ʃaɪnd/ · frequency rank #36,759*
simple past and past participle of shine

### soiled
*verb · IPA /ˈsɔɪld/ · frequency rank #30,237*
simple past and past participle of soil

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