Which to use
“shits” and “STS” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,326
- “shits” frequency rank
- #20,790
- “STS” frequency rank
- 33116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shits | STS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of shit | Initialism of science and technology studies. |
Letter map: shits vs STS
Shared letters muted; letters that set shits and STS apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - shits / STS
shits and STS are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shits is recorded at frequency rank #12,326, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɪts/. STS is at rank #20,790, tagged as anoun.
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 33116, this pair ranks #332,154 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shits vs STS
Shared letters: st. Private to "shits": hi. Private to "STS": -.
"shits" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "STS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shits ← hsits · shhits · shist · shitss · shitts · shtis · sihts · sshits
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shits" for "STS" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shits" vs "STS" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "shits" and "STS". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "shits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "STS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,154 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shits" and "STS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "STS vs suds". 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 #332,154 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.