# ships vs shop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ships
*noun · IPA /ʃɪps/ · frequency rank #2,762*
plural of ship

### shop
*noun · IPA /ʃɒp/ · frequency rank #1,408*
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.

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