Which to use
“shape” and “sopé” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,130
- “shape” frequency rank
- #43,662
- “sopé” frequency rank
- 63792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shape | sopé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma | base |
Where the eye mixes shape and sopé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses shape with sopé
A purely visual mix-up. shape (/ʃeɪp/) and sopé (/su.ˈpɛ/) 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 63792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shape is recorded at frequency rank #20,130, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃeɪp/. sopé is at rank #43,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈpɛ/.
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 63792, this pair ranks #6,039 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shape vs sopé
Shared letters: ps. Private to "shape": aeh. Private to "sopé": oé.
"shape" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "sopé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- shape ← hsape · sahpe · shaep · shappe · shhape · shpae · sshape
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shape" and "sopé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "shape" or "sopé" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "shape" and "sopé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "shape" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sopé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,039 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shape" and "sopé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sopé". 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 #6,039 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.