# show vs shut

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### show
*noun · IPA \ʃo\ · frequency rank #2,852*
Spectacle.

### shut
*verb · frequency rank #41,005*
Refermer, fermer ce qui était ouvert, fermer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/show-vs-shut