Which to use
“show” is a noun and “shui” is a typographic variant - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,852
- “show” frequency rank
- #34,752
- “shui” frequency rank
- 37604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | show | shui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spectacle. | Orthographe par contrainte typographique par système h de ŝui. |
Where the eye mixes show and shui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: show vs shui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: show is \ʃo\ while shui is \ˈʃu.i\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs typographic variant), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
show is recorded at frequency rank #2,852, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃo\. shui is at rank #34,752, tagged as atypographic variant, pronounced \ˈʃu.i\.
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 37604, this pair ranks #261,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of show vs shui
Shared letters: hs. Private to "show": ow. Private to "shui": iu.
"show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "shui" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "show" and "shui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "show" or "shui" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "show" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "show" and "shui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shui 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 #261,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.