Which to use
“she” is a pronoun and “she's” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,981
- “she” frequency rank
- #43,857
- “she's” frequency rank
- 60838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | she | she's |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ella. | Contracción de she is, ella es o ella esta. |
Where the eye mixes she and she's
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: she vs she's
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: she is /ʃiː/ while she's is /ʃiz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “she” sits inside “she's”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs contraction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
she is recorded at frequency rank #16,981, classified as apron, pronounced /ʃiː/. she's is at rank #43,857, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ʃiz/.
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 60838, this pair ranks #57,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of she vs she's
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "she": -. Private to "she's": -.
"she" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "she's" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "she" for "she's" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "she" or "she's" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "she" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "she's" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "she" and "she's" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ses vs she's". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.