# shoves vs smokes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shoves
*noun · IPA /ʃʌvz/ · frequency rank #43,915*
plural of shove

### smokes
*noun · IPA /sməʊks/ · frequency rank #16,132*
plural of smoke

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