# shoot vs show

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shoot
*verb · IPA /ʃuːt/ · frequency rank #1,917*
To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.

### show
*verb · IPA /ʃəʊ/ · frequency rank #199*
To display, to have somebody see (something).

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