# shoal vs shots

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shoal
*adjective · IPA /ʃəʊl/ · frequency rank #31,762*
Shallow.

### shots
*noun · IPA /ʃɑts/ · frequency rank #2,367*
plural of shot

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