Which to use
“shore” is a noun and “sofre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,508
- “shore” frequency rank
- #3,108
- “sofre” frequency rank
- 26616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shore | sofre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | litoral | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sofrer |
Letter map: shore vs sofre
Shared letters muted; letters that set shore and sofre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - shore and sofre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shore 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 26616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shore is recorded at frequency rank #23,508, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɔː(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 26616, this pair ranks #42,506 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shore vs sofre
Shared letters: eors. Private to "shore": h. Private to "sofre": f.
"shore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "sofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shore" for "sofre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "shore" or "sofre"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "shore" and "sofre".
- Full dictionary entry for "shore" 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 #42,506 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shore" and "sofre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shore 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 #42,506 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.