Which to use
“shaped” and “shared” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,784
- “shaped” frequency rank
- #2,128
- “shared” frequency rank
- 5912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shaped | shared |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape. | Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways. |
Where the eye mixes shaped and shared
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: shaped vs shared
A purely visual mix-up. shaped (/ʃeɪpt/) and shared (/ʃɛːd/) 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 - p in “shaped” becomes r in “shared”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shaped is recorded at frequency rank #3,784, classified as anadj, pronounced /ʃeɪpt/. shared is at rank #2,128, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʃɛːd/.
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 5912, this pair ranks #513,531 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of shaped vs shared
Shared letters: adehs. Private to "shaped": p. Private to "shared": r.
"shaped" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "shared" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shaped" for "shared" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shaped" vs "shared" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "shaped" and "shared" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "shaped" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #513,531 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shaped" and "shared" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shaped vs shapely". 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 #513,531 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.