Which to use
“show” and “spot” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,997
- “show” frequency rank
- #15,726
- “spot” frequency rank
- 17723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | show | spot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espectáculo. | Lampara o foco brillante. |
Where the eye mixes show and spot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between show and spot
A purely visual mix-up. show ([ˈʃow]) and spot ([esˈpot̪]) 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 17723, 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]. spot is at rank #15,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈpot̪].
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 17723, this pair ranks #270,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of show vs spot
Shared letters: os. Private to "show": hw. Private to "spot": pt.
"show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "spot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "show" and "spot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "show" or "spot" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "show" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "show" and "spot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spot vs spy". 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 #270,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.