Which to use
“show” is an intj and “sou” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #778
- “show” frequency rank
- #106
- “sou” frequency rank
- 884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | show | sou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa apreço | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ser |
Letter map: show vs sou
Shared letters muted; letters that set show and sou apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: show vs sou
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: show is anintj and souaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
show is recorded at frequency rank #778, classified as anintj. sou is at rank #106, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsow/, /ˈso/.
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 884, this pair ranks #74,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of show vs sou
Shared letters: os. Private to "show": hw. Private to "sou": u.
"show" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- show ← hsow · shhow · showw · shwo · sohw · sshow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "show" for "sou" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "show" or "sou" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "show" vs "sou" 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 "sou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "show" and "sou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sou". 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 #74,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.