Which to use
“sheet” is a noun and “shut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,793
- “sheet” frequency rank
- #41,005
- “shut” frequency rank
- 89798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sheet | shut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Drap. | Refermer, fermer ce qui était ouvert, fermer. |
Letter map: sheet vs shut
Shared letters muted; letters that set sheet and shut apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - sheet and shut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sheet is anoun and shutaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sheet is recorded at frequency rank #48,793, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃiːt\. shut is at rank #41,005, tagged as averb.
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 89798, this pair ranks #5,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sheet vs shut
Shared letters: hst. Private to "sheet": e. Private to "shut": u.
"sheet" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sheet" and "shut" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sheet" or "shut"?
What to do next
Pair "sheet" vs "shut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sheet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sheet" and "shut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shut vs suu". 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 #5,428 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.