# shun vs swung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### swung
*verb · IPA /swʌŋ/ · frequency rank #15,714*
simple past and past participle of swing

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