# shores vs swore

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shores
*noun · IPA /ʃɔɹz/ · frequency rank #10,129*
plural of shore

### swore
*verb · IPA /swɔː/ · frequency rank #14,431*
simple past of swear

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