Which to use
“show” is a noun and “soi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,997
- “show” frequency rank
- #38,396
- “soi” frequency rank
- 40393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | show | soi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espectáculo. | Segunda persona singular informal en el voseo chileno (vos) del presente de indicativo del verbo ser. |
Where the eye mixes show and soi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: show vs soi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: show is [ˈʃow] while soi is [ˈsoj]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
show is recorded at frequency rank #1,997, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃow]. soi is at rank #38,396, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsoj].
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 40393, this pair ranks #159,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of show vs soi
Shared letters: os. Private to "show": hw. Private to "soi": i.
"show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "soi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- show ← hsow · shhow · showw · shwo · sohw · sshow
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "show" and "soi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "show" vs "soi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "show" and "soi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "show" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "show" and "soi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soi vs sous". 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 #159,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.