# shone vs spoke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### spoke
*noun · IPA /spəʊk/ · frequency rank #2,465*
A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.

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