Which to use
“shots” and “STS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,191
- “shots” frequency rank
- #40,514
- “STS” frequency rank
- 72705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shots | STS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de shot. | Navette spatiale américaine ayant effectué 135 vols pour l'agence spatiale américaine (NASA) entre le 12 avril 1981 et juillet 2011. |
Where the eye mixes shots and STS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between shots and STS
A purely visual mix-up. shots (\ʃɔt\) and STS (\ɛs te ɛs\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shots is recorded at frequency rank #32,191, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔt\. STS is at rank #40,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛs te ɛs\.
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 72705, this pair ranks #43,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shots vs STS
Shared letters: st. Private to "shots": ho. Private to "STS": -.
"shots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "STS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shots ← hsots · shhots · shost · shotss · shotts · shtos · sohts · sshots
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shots" for "STS" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shots" vs "STS" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "shots" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "STS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shots" and "STS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "STS 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 #43,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.