sadevsshareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sade” and “share” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,105
“sade” frequency rank
#14,236
“share” frequency rank
62341
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sade share
Definition chuva parte recebida, quinhão

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sade and share apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
sade
5 ch
share

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

sade and share are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sade is recorded at frequency rank #48,105, classified as anoun. share is at rank #14,236, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɛɚ/.

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 62341, this pair ranks #6,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sade vs share

Shared letters: aes. Private to "sade": d. Private to "share": hr.

"sade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sadeasde · sadde · saed · sdae · ssade
  • sharehsare · sahre · shaer · sharre · shhare · shrae · sshare

Frequency comparison

sade#48,105
share#14,236

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sade" and "share" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "sade" or "share"?
"share" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,236 in our Portuguese list, against #48,105 for "sade". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sade vs share

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sade” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list