Which to use
“sake” and “shame” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,392
- “sake” frequency rank
- #47,411
- “shame” frequency rank
- 79803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sake | shame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bebida alcohólica producto de la fermentación del arroz, que es tradicional de Japón. | Vergüenza. |
Where the eye mixes sake and shame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sake runs 4 letters (CVCV) against shame's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sake and shame
A purely visual mix-up. sake ([ˈsake]) and shame (/ʃeɪm/) 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 79803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sake is recorded at frequency rank #32,392, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsake]. shame is at rank #47,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃeɪm/.
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 79803, this pair ranks #12,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sake vs shame
Shared letters: aes. Private to "sake": k. Private to "shame": hm.
"sake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sake" and "shame" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sake" or "shame"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sake" and "shame" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sake" and "shame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shall vs shame". 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 #12,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.