Which to use
“shi” is a pronoun and “Show” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,128
- “shi” frequency rank
- #1,333
- “Show” frequency rank
- 43461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shi | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular; er | Vorführung eines (großen) Unterhaltungsprogramms vor Publikum (beispielsweise im Theater oder Varieté; oft in Fernsehen oder Radio übertragen), teilweise mit Informationscharakter |
Where the eye mixes shi and Show
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: shi vs Show
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: shi is [ʃíː] 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 43461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shi is recorded at frequency rank #42,128, classified as apron, pronounced [ʃíː]. 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 43461, this pair ranks #1,417,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shi vs Show
Shared letters: hs. Private to "shi": i. Private to "Show": ow.
"shi" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Show ← hsow · shhow · showw · shwo · sohw · sshow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shi" for "Show" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shi" vs "Show" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "shi" 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 #1,417,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shi" and "Show" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seg vs shi". 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 #1,417,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.