Which to use
“show” is an intj and “sós” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #778
- “show” frequency rank
- #16,887
- “sós” frequency rank
- 17665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | show | sós |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa apreço | plural de só |
Letter map: show vs sós
Shared letters muted; letters that set show and sós apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - show and sós
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: show is anintj and sósanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
show is recorded at frequency rank #778, classified as anintj. sós is at rank #16,887, tagged as anadj.
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 17665, this pair ranks #53,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of show vs sós
Shared letters: s. Private to "show": how. Private to "sós": ó.
"show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sós" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- show ← hsow · shhow · showw · shwo · sohw · sshow
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "show" and "sós" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "show" vs "sós" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "show" vs "sós" 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 "sós" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "show" and "sós" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sós". 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 #53,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.