# shock vs slack

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shock
*noun · IPA /ʃɒk/ · frequency rank #3,260*
A sudden, heavy impact.

### slack
*noun · IPA /slæk/ · frequency rank #11,118*
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.

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