Which to use
“shake” and “share” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,206
- “shake” frequency rank
- #14,236
- “share” frequency rank
- 29442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shake | share |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sacudidela, abalo, tremor | parte recebida, quinhão |
Where the eye mixes shake and share
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: shake vs share
A purely visual mix-up. shake (/'ʃeɪk/) and share (/ʃɛɚ/) 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 a single letter - k in “shake” becomes r in “share”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shake is recorded at frequency rank #15,206, classified as anoun, pronounced /'ʃeɪk/. 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 29442, this pair ranks #39,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shake vs share
Shared letters: aehs. Private to "shake": k. Private to "share": r.
"shake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shake" for "share" ever safe?
Which is more common, "shake" or "share"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "shake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "share" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shake" and "share" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shake 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 #39,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.