share

\ʃɛə(ɹ)\

/\ʃɛə(ɹ)\/ noun

The verdict

“share” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,310
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-share · share · French

share · rank #34,310 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,310
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sensorielle

Nearest frequency peer: sensorielle (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « share »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « share » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

share vs she
60% similar
share vs Star
40% similar
share vs sure
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for share
PropertyValue
Headwordshare
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛə(ɹ)\
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,310
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « share »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).sharese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sensorielle » (#34,308), « simulacre » (#34,312), « sculptées » (#34,307). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « share » est au #34,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around share (IPA \ʃɛə(ɹ)\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,310 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for share, with forms such as "hsare", "sahre", and "shaer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "she", "Star", "sure", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is share, spelled S-H-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participation.
  2. 2
    Contingent, part, partie, portion.
  3. 3
    Action (d’une société).

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsare
  • sahre
  • shaer
  • sharre
  • shhare
  • shrae
  • sshare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of share - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hsare2sahre2shaer2sharre1shhare1shrae2sshare1
Edit distance from "share"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "share"?
"share" is spelled S-H-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛə(ɹ)\.
What does "share" mean?
As a noun, "share" means: Participation.
What words are commonly confused with "share"?
"share" is commonly confused with "she", "Star", "sure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "share"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "share" is \ʃɛə(ɹ)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "share" come from?
"share" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "share", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list