Which to use
“ship” and “spin” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,970
- “ship” frequency rank
- #25,824
- “spin” frequency rank
- 64794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ship | spin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Barco. | Giro, vuelta, rotación. |
Where the eye mixes ship and spin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ship vs spin
A purely visual mix-up. ship (/ʃɪp/) and spin (/spɪn/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64794, 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/. spin is at rank #25,824, tagged as anoun, pronounced /spɪn/.
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 64794, this pair ranks #44,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ship vs spin
Shared letters: ips. Private to "ship": h. Private to "spin": n.
"ship" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "spin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ship" and "spin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ship" vs "spin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ship" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ship" and "spin" 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 #44,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.