# shut vs soul

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### soul
*noun · IPA /səʊl/ · frequency rank #1,649*
The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

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