Which to use
“save” and “shame” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,556
- “save” frequency rank
- #36,228
- “shame” frequency rank
- 48784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | save | shame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de dados que grava o avanço do videojogador num videojogo e que é empregado para retornar para etapa até então alcançada dentro de videojogo | vergonha; desonra |
Letter map: save vs shame
Shared letters muted; letters that set save and shame apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. save runs 4 letters (CVCV) against shame's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - save / shame
save and shame 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 48784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
save is recorded at frequency rank #12,556, classified as anoun. shame is at rank #36,228, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃeɪm/.
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 48784, this pair ranks #16,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of save vs shame
Shared letters: aes. Private to "save": v. Private to "shame": hm.
"save" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "save" for "shame" ever safe?
Frequency check: "save" vs "shame" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "save" and "shame".
- Full dictionary entry for "save" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "save" and "shame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shame vs shire". 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 #16,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.