Which to use
“ship” and “spin” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,271
- “ship” frequency rank
- #19,560
- “spin” frequency rank
- 38831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ship | spin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | navio | aranha |
Where the eye mixes ship and spin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ship vs spin
A purely visual mix-up. ship (shĭp) and spin (/spɪn/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 38831, 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. spin is at rank #19,560, tagged as anoun, pronounced /spɪn/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 38831, this pair ranks #27,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ship vs spin
Shared letters: ips. Private to "ship": h. Private to "spin": n.
"ship" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "spin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ship" and "spin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ship" vs "spin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "spin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ship" and "spin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ship vs soap". 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 #27,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.