Which to use
“Shek” is a name and “sho” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,911
- “Shek” frequency rank
- #24,589
- “sho” frequency rank
- 68500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Shek | sho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Cantonese. | Pronunciation spelling of sure. |
Letter map: Shek vs sho
Shared letters muted; letters that set Shek and sho apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Shek / sho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Shek is aname and shoanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Shek is recorded at frequency rank #43,911, classified as aname. sho is at rank #24,589, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ʃəʊ/.
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 68500, this pair ranks #58,612 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Shek vs sho
Shared letters: hs. Private to "Shek": ek. Private to "sho": o.
"Shek" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sho" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Shek ← hsek · sehk · shekk · shhek · shke · sshek
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Shek" and "sho" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Shek" vs "sho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Shek" vs "sho" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Shek" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,612 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Shek" and "sho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sez vs Shek". 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 #58,612 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.