# shun vs stung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shun
*verb · IPA /ʃʌn/ · frequency rank #21,359*
To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.

### stung
*verb · IPA /stʌŋ/ · frequency rank #20,239*
simple past and past participle of sting

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