Which to use
“share” and “shirt” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #642
- “share” frequency rank
- #2,366
- “shirt” frequency rank
- 3008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | share | shirt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone. | An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms. |
Where the eye mixes share and shirt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. share (/ʃɛə/) and shirt (/ʃɜːt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
share is recorded at frequency rank #642, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɛə/. shirt is at rank #2,366, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɜːt/.
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 3008, this pair ranks #523,389 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of share vs shirt
Shared letters: hrs. Private to "share": ae. Private to "shirt": it.
"share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "shirt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC