share vs sparte, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“share” and “sparte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,310
“share” frequency rank: #25,814
“sparte” frequency rank: 60124
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	share	sparte
Definition	Participation.	Plante de la famille des Poacées (ou Graminées), dont on fait des nattes, des cordages, etc.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set share and sparte apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

6 ch

sparte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. share (\ʃɛə(ɹ)\) and sparte (\spaʁt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

share is recorded at frequency rank #34,310, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛə(ɹ)\. sparte is at rank #25,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced \spaʁt\.

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 60124, this pair ranks #99,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of share vs sparte

Shared letters: aers. Private to "share": h. Private to "sparte": pt.

"share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "sparte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

share ← hsare · sahre · shaer · sharre · shhare · shrae · sshare
sparte ← psarte · saprte · sparet · sparrte · spartte · spatre · spparte · sprate

Frequency comparison

share#34,310

sparte#25,814

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "share" and "sparte" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\ʃɛə(ɹ)\ versus \spaʁt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "share" or "sparte"?

"sparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,814 in our French list, against #34,310 for "share". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering share vs sparte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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