# shy vs Sif

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shy
*adjective · IPA /ʃaɪ/ · frequency rank #5,551*
Easily frightened; timid.

### Sif
*name · IPA /sɪf/ · frequency rank #49,636*
A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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