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Rule "showed vs. shown"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: showed vs. shown
Message: Consider using <suggestion>shown</suggestion> which is the more commonly used past participle of the verb "to show".
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Is it showed after click?
    Correction suggestion: shown
ID: SHOWED_SHOWN_22 [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)