# shy vs sub

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sub
*noun · IPA /sʌb/ · frequency rank #2,236*
Abbreviation of submarine.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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