Which to use
“show” is an intj and “skol” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #778
- “show” frequency rank
- #38,915
- “skol” frequency rank
- 39693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | show | skol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa apreço | escola |
Letter map: show vs skol
Shared letters muted; letters that set show and skol apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. show and skol follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - show and skol
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: show is anintj and skolanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
show is recorded at frequency rank #778, classified as anintj. skol is at rank #38,915, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈskoːl/ /ˈskɔːl/.
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 39693, this pair ranks #26,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of show vs skol
Shared letters: os. Private to "show": hw. Private to "skol": kl.
"show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "skol" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "show" for "skol" ever safe?
Frequency check: "show" vs "skol" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "show" and "skol".
- Full dictionary entry for "show" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "show" and "skol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skill vs skol". 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 #26,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.