Which to use
“shire” is a noun and “sofre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,114
- “shire” frequency rank
- #3,108
- “sofre” frequency rank
- 51222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shire | sofre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condado | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sofrer |
Letter map: shire vs sofre
Shared letters muted; letters that set shire and sofre apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. shire (CCVCV) and sofre (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - shire and sofre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shire is anoun and sofreaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shire is recorded at frequency rank #48,114, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃaɪə(ɹ)/. sofre is at rank #3,108, tagged as averb.
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 51222, this pair ranks #13,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shire vs sofre
Shared letters: ers. Private to "shire": hi. Private to "sofre": fo.
"shire" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "sofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shire" for "sofre" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "shire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sofre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shire" and "sofre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shire 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 #13,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.