# shush vs shut

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shush
*verb · IPA /ʃʊʃ/ · frequency rank #39,562*
To be quiet; to keep quiet.

### shut
*verb · IPA /ʃʌt/ · frequency rank #1,738*
To close, in various senses.

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