Which to use
“shame” and “share” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,411
- “shame” frequency rank
- #23,231
- “share” frequency rank
- 70642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shame | share |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vergüenza. | Parte. |
Where the eye mixes shame and share
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. shame and share follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: shame vs share
A purely visual mix-up. shame (/ʃeɪm/) and share (/ʃɛə/) 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 a single letter - m in “shame” becomes r in “share”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shame is recorded at frequency rank #47,411, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃeɪm/. share is at rank #23,231, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɛə/.
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 70642, this pair ranks #29,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shame vs share
Shared letters: aehs. Private to "shame": m. Private to "share": r.
"shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shame" and "share" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "shame" or "share" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "shame" and "share" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "shame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "share" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shame" and "share" 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 #29,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.