Which to use
“shops” and “shot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,734
- “shops” frequency rank
- #15,254
- “shot” frequency rank
- 59988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shops | shot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de shop. | Verre à shot. |
Where the eye mixes shops and shot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: shops vs shot
A purely visual mix-up. shops (\ʃɔp\) and shot (\ʃɔt\) 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 59988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shops is recorded at frequency rank #44,734, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔp\. shot is at rank #15,254, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔt\.
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 59988, this pair ranks #100,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shops vs shot
Shared letters: hos. Private to "shops": p. Private to "shot": t.
"shops" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "shot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shops" and "shot" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "shops" vs "shot" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "shops" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shops" and "shot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shops vs sirops". 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 #100,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.