Which to use
“shades” and “shared” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,790
- “shades” frequency rank
- #37,777
- “shared” frequency rank
- 69567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shades | shared |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs shade | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs share |
Letter map: shades vs shared
Shared letters muted; letters that set shades and shared apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: shades and shared
shades and shared are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shades is recorded at frequency rank #31,790, classified as averb, pronounced […]. shared is at rank #37,777, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69567, this pair ranks #472,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shades vs shared
Shared letters: adehs. Private to "shades": -. Private to "shared": r.
"shades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "shared" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shades" and "shared" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "shades" vs "shared" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "shades" vs "shared" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "shades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #472,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shades" and "shared" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shared". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #472,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.