# shoot vs spoof

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### spoof
*noun · IPA /spuːf/ · frequency rank #25,592*
An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank.

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