# Shrek vs shrink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Shrek
*noun · IPA /ʃɹɛk/ · frequency rank #20,496*
An extremely ugly person.

### shrink
*verb · IPA /ˈʃɹɪŋk/ · frequency rank #10,769*
To cause to become smaller.

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