Which to use
“share” and “Sure” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,236
- “share” frequency rank
- #33,629
- “Sure” frequency rank
- 47865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | share | Sure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte recebida, quinhão | surata |
Where the eye mixes share and Sure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between share and Sure
A purely visual mix-up. share (/ʃɛɚ/) and Sure (/ˈzuːrə/) 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 47865, 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/. Sure is at rank #33,629, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈzuːrə/.
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 47865, this pair ranks #17,343 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of share vs Sure
Shared letters: ers. Private to "share": ah. Private to "Sure": u.
"share" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Sure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "share" and "Sure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "share" vs "Sure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Sure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,343 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "share" and "Sure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sire vs Sure". 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 #17,343 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.