Which to use
“ship” and “soir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,271
- “ship” frequency rank
- #47,619
- “soir” frequency rank
- 66890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ship | soir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | navio | noite (período entre o anoitecer e a meia-noite) |
Where the eye mixes ship and soir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ship with soir
A purely visual mix-up. ship (shĭp) and soir (\swaʁ\) 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 66890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ship is recorded at frequency rank #19,271, classified as anoun, pronounced shĭp. soir is at rank #47,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced \swaʁ\.
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 66890, this pair ranks #4,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ship vs soir
Shared letters: is. Private to "ship": hp. Private to "soir": or.
"ship" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "soir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ship" and "soir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ship" or "soir" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ship" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ship" and "soir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs soir". 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 #4,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.