Which to use
“shower” and “shows” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,360
- “shower” frequency rank
- #17,271
- “shows” frequency rank
- 66631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shower | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Douche. | Pluriel de show. |
Where the eye mixes shower and shows
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between shower and shows
A purely visual mix-up. shower (\ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)\) and shows (\ʃo\) 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 66631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shower is recorded at frequency rank #49,360, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)\. shows is at rank #17,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃo\.
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 66631, this pair ranks #66,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shower vs shows
Shared letters: hosw. Private to "shower": er. Private to "shows": -.
"shower" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shower" for "shows" ever safe?
Which is more common, "shower" or "shows"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "shower" and "shows" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "shower" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shower" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shower vs soler". 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 #66,995 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.