# shone vs shower

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shone
*verb · IPA /ʃɒn/ · frequency rank #21,656*
simple past and past participle of shine

### shower
*noun · IPA /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #3,026*
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.

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