# shot vs shuts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shot
*adjective · IPA /ʃɒt/ · frequency rank #612*
Tired, weary.

### shuts
*verb · IPA /ʃʌts/ · frequency rank #15,273*
third-person singular simple present indicative of shut

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