# shrine vs sine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shrine
*noun · IPA /ʃɹaɪ̯n/ · frequency rank #10,768*
A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

### sine
*noun · IPA /saɪn/ · frequency rank #25,577*
In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

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