Which to use
“share” and “skate” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,236
- “share” frequency rank
- #9,257
- “skate” frequency rank
- 23493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | share | skate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte recebida, quinhão | prancha dotada de quatro pequenas rodas e dois eixos com a qual se faz malabarismos |
Where the eye mixes share and skate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between share and skate
A purely visual mix-up. share (/ʃɛɚ/) and skate (/ˈskɐjt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
share is recorded at frequency rank #14,236, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɛɚ/. skate is at rank #9,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈskɐjt/.
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 23493, this pair ranks #46,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of share vs skate
Shared letters: aes. Private to "share": hr. Private to "skate": kt.
"share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "skate" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "share" and "skate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "share" or "skate" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "share" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "share" and "skate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "share vs sire". 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 #46,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.