Which to use
“shit” and “sig” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #316
- “shit” frequency rank
- #20,497
- “sig” frequency rank
- 20813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shit | sig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces. | A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings. |
Where the eye mixes shit and sig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. shit (/ʃɪt/) and sig (/sɪɡ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shit is recorded at frequency rank #316, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɪt/. sig is at rank #20,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɪɡ/.
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 20813, this pair ranks #428,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of shit vs sig
Shared letters: is. Private to "shit": ht. Private to "sig": g.
"shit" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sig" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shit ← hsit · shhit · shitt · shti · siht · sshit