# shocked vs showed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shocked
*adjective · IPA /ʃɒkt/ · frequency rank #4,553*
Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

### showed
*verb · IPA /ˈʃəʊd/ · frequency rank #1,468*
simple past of show

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