Which to use
“share” and “sharpie” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #642
- “share” frequency rank
- #40,439
- “sharpie” frequency rank
- 41081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | share | sharpie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone. | An alert person. |
Where the eye mixes share and sharpie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses share with sharpie
A purely visual mix-up. share (/ʃɛə/) and sharpie (/ˈʃɑɹpi/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
share is recorded at frequency rank #642, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɛə/. sharpie is at rank #40,439, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɑɹpi/.
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 41081, this pair ranks #261,656 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of share vs sharpie
Shared letters: aehrs. Private to "share": -. Private to "sharpie": ip.
"share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "sharpie" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "share" and "sharpie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "share" vs "sharpie" - which ranks higher?
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 "share" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sharpie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,656 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "share" and "sharpie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sharpie vs sharps". 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 #261,656 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.