Which to use
“show” is an intj and “sob” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #778
- “show” frequency rank
- #320
- “sob” frequency rank
- 1098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | show | sob |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa apreço | abaixo, em baixo |
Letter map: show vs sob
Shared letters muted; letters that set show and sob apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - show and sob
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: show is anintj and sobapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
show is recorded at frequency rank #778, classified as anintj. sob is at rank #320, tagged as aprep, pronounced /ˈsob/.
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 1098, this pair ranks #74,525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of show vs sob
Shared letters: os. Private to "show": hw. Private to "sob": b.
"show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sob" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- show ← hsow · shhow · showw · shwo · sohw · sshow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "show" for "sob" ever safe?
Frequency check: "show" vs "sob" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "show" vs "sob" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "show" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sob" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "show" and "sob" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sob". 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 #74,525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.