# shingle vs spindle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shingle
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/ · frequency rank #29,835*
A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.

### spindle
*noun · IPA /ˈspɪndəl/ · frequency rank #25,590*
A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.

## Source
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