# Shona vs shown

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Shona
*name · IPA /ˈʃəʊnə/ · frequency rank #40,021*
A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

### shown
*verb · IPA /ʃəʊn/ · frequency rank #1,354*
past participle of show

## Source
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