Which to use
“shake” is a verb and “she” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,775
- “shake” frequency rank
- #16,015
- “she” frequency rank
- 40790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shake | she |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de shaker. | Elle. Se réfère à une femme de la troisième personne du sujet. |
Where the eye mixes shake and she
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between shake and she
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: shake is \ʃɛk\ while she is \ʃi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shake is recorded at frequency rank #24,775, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃɛk\. she is at rank #16,015, tagged as apron, pronounced \ʃi\.
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 40790, this pair ranks #237,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shake vs she
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "shake": ak. Private to "she": -.
"shake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "she" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- shake ← hsake · sahke · shaek · shakke · shhake · shkae · sshake
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shake" for "she" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "shake" or "she" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "shake" and "she" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "shake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "she" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shake" and "she" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shake vs stase". 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 #237,879 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.