Which to use
“she” is a pronoun and “Show” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,521
- “she” frequency rank
- #1,333
- “Show” frequency rank
- 12854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | she | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sie | Vorführung eines (großen) Unterhaltungsprogramms vor Publikum (beispielsweise im Theater oder Varieté; oft in Fernsehen oder Radio übertragen), teilweise mit Informationscharakter |
Where the eye mixes she and Show
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: she vs Show
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: she is [ʃiː] while Show is [ʃɔʊ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
she is recorded at frequency rank #11,521, classified as apron, pronounced [ʃiː]. Show is at rank #1,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃɔʊ̯].
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 12854, this pair ranks #1,961,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of she vs Show
Shared letters: hs. Private to "she": e. Private to "Show": ow.
"she" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Show ← hsow · shhow · showw · shwo · sohw · sshow
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "she" and "Show" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "she" or "Show"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "she" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Show" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "she" and "Show" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs she". 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 #1,961,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.