# shovel vs shower

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shovel
*noun · IPA /ˈʃʌv.əl/ · frequency rank #15,059*
A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

### shower
*noun · IPA /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #3,026*
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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