# smash vs ssh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### smash
*noun · IPA /smæʃ/ · frequency rank #6,185*
The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.

### ssh
*name · frequency rank #24,914*
A program and protocol for securely logging in to and running programs on remote machines across a network, with encryption to protect the transferred information and authentication to ensure that the remote machine is the one desired.

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