Which to use
“shaker” and “shower” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,537
- “shaker” frequency rank
- #49,360
- “shower” frequency rank
- 90897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shaker | shower |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bouteille, généralement métallique, munie d’un large couvercle amovible pour mélanger intimement les ingrédients composant un cocktail. | Douche. |
Where the eye mixes shaker and shower
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between shaker and shower
A purely visual mix-up. shaker (\ʃɛ.kœʁ\) and shower (\ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)\) 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 90897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shaker is recorded at frequency rank #41,537, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛ.kœʁ\. shower is at rank #49,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)\.
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 90897, this pair ranks #4,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shaker vs shower
Shared letters: ehrs. Private to "shaker": ak. Private to "shower": ow.
"shaker" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "shower" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shaker" for "shower" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shaker" vs "shower" - 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 "shaker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shower" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shaker" and "shower" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shower vs soler". 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 #4,352 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.