shake

[ʃeɪk]

/[ʃeɪk]/ verb

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The verdict

“shake” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,125
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas schütteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-shake · shake · German

shake · rank #24,125 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,125
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sergej

Nearest frequency peer: Sergej (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „shake“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „shake“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

shake vs she
60% similar
shake vs Shaw
40% similar
shake vs state
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for shake
PropertyValue
Headwordshake
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃeɪk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,125
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „shake“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).shakeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sergej“ (#24,124), „Sharon“ (#24,126), „Seminars“ (#24,123). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „shake“ bei #24,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around shake (IPA [ʃeɪk]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,125 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden oder etwas schütteln".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for shake, with forms such as "hsake", "sahke", and "shaek". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "she", "Shaw", "state", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is shake, spelled S-H-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas schütteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how shake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He shakes the tin before use.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsake
  • sahke
  • shaek
  • shakke
  • shhake
  • shkae
  • sshake

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shake - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hsake2sahke2shaek2shakke1shhake1shkae2sshake1
Edit distance from "shake"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shake"?
"shake" is spelled S-H-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃeɪk].
What does "shake" mean?
As a verb, "shake" means: jemanden oder etwas schütteln
What words are commonly confused with "shake"?
"shake" is commonly confused with "she", "Shaw", "state". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shake" is [ʃeɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shake" come from?
"shake" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shake", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

teste#24,148Raupe#24,084prall#24,077plage#24,073

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

starrt7 variantsRussia7 variantsrieche7 variantsPuffer7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list