Which to use
“shake” and “shore” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,125
- “shake” frequency rank
- #37,779
- “shore” frequency rank
- 61904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shake | shore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden oder etwas schütteln | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs shear |
Where the eye mixes shake and shore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between shake and shore
A purely visual mix-up. shake ([ʃeɪk]) and shore ([ˈʃoːɐ̯…]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shake is recorded at frequency rank #24,125, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃeɪk]. shore is at rank #37,779, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃoːɐ̯…].
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 61904, this pair ranks #732,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shake vs shore
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "shake": ak. Private to "shore": or.
"shake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "shore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shake" and "shore" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "shake" or "shore" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "shake" and "shore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "shake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #732,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shake" and "shore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shore vs Sire". 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 #732,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.