# shame vs shark

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### shame
*noun · IPA \ˈʃeɪm\ · frequency rank #36,158*
Honte.

### shark
*noun · IPA \ˈʃɑɹk\ · frequency rank #35,275*
Requin, squale.

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