# ship vs shiva

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ship
*noun · IPA /ʃɪp/ · frequency rank #1,254*
A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

### shiva
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɪvə/ · frequency rank #18,952*
A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

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