# shots vs show

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shots
*noun · IPA /ʃɑts/ · frequency rank #2,367*
plural of shot

### 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/shots-vs-show