# shops vs sobs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shops
*noun · IPA /ʃɑps/ · frequency rank #4,049*
plural of shop

### sobs
*noun · IPA /sɑbz/ · frequency rank #23,107*
plural of sob

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