Which to use
“Show” and “snow” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,333
- “Show” frequency rank
- #15,996
- “snow” frequency rank
- 17329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Show | snow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vorführung eines (großen) Unterhaltungsprogramms vor Publikum (beispielsweise im Theater oder Varieté; oft in Fernsehen oder Radio übertragen), teilweise mit Informationscharakter | der Schnee, der Schneefall |
Where the eye mixes Show and snow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Show with snow
A purely visual mix-up. Show ([ʃɔʊ̯]) and snow ([snəʊ]) 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 - h in “Show” becomes n in “snow”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Show is recorded at frequency rank #1,333, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃɔʊ̯]. snow is at rank #15,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced [snəʊ].
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 17329, this pair ranks #1,928,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Show vs snow
Shared letters: osw. Private to "Show": h. Private to "snow": n.
"Show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "snow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Show" and "snow" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Show" or "snow"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Show" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "snow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Show" and "snow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Smog vs snow". 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 #1,928,338 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.