Which to use
“share” and “shore” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,140
- “share” frequency rank
- #37,779
- “shore” frequency rank
- 59919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | share | shore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | teilen | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs shear |
Where the eye mixes share and shore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. share and shore follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between share and shore
A purely visual mix-up. share ([ʃɛər]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “share” becomes o in “shore”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
share is recorded at frequency rank #22,140, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃɛər]. 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 59919, this pair ranks #806,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of share vs shore
Shared letters: ehrs. Private to "share": a. Private to "shore": o.
"share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "shore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "share" and "shore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "share" or "shore"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "share" 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 #806,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "share" 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 #806,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.