shevsskyWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: she is a pronoun, sky is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“she” is a pronoun and “sky” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,962
“she” frequency rank
#7,084
“sky” frequency rank
16046
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature she sky
Definition caso nominativo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, ela. céu

Letter map: she vs sky

Shared letters muted; letters that set she and sky apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
she
3 ch
sky

Grammar separator: she vs sky

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: she is apronoun and skyanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

she is recorded at frequency rank #8,962, classified as apron. sky is at rank #7,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced /skaɪ/.

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 16046, this pair ranks #55,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of she vs sky

Shared letters: s. Private to "she": eh. Private to "sky": ky.

"she" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "sky" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "she" and "sky" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "she" is a pronoun and "sky" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "she" vs "sky" - which ranks higher?
"sky" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,084 in our Portuguese list, against #8,962 for "she". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "she" and "sky".

  • Full dictionary entry for "she" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sky" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "she" and "sky" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs she". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #55,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list