Which to use
“ship” is a noun and “sig” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,970
- “ship” frequency rank
- #22,189
- “sig” frequency rank
- 61159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ship | sig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Barco. | Contracción de signature (firma). |
Where the eye mixes ship and sig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ship vs sig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ship is /ʃɪp/ while sig is /sɪɡ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs contraction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ship is recorded at frequency rank #38,970, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɪp/. sig is at rank #22,189, tagged as acontraction, 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 61159, this pair ranks #56,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ship vs sig
Shared letters: is. Private to "ship": hp. Private to "sig": g.
"ship" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sig" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ship ← hsip · shhip · shipp · shpi · sihp · sship
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ship" and "sig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ship" or "sig"?
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 "ship" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ship" and "sig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sei vs ship". 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 #56,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.