Shampoo

[ˈʃampu]

/[ˈʃampu]/ noun

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The verdict

“Shampoo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,713
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flüssiges Waschmittel für die Haare

Corpus desk

Index DE-shampoo · Shampoo · German

Shampoo · rank #19,713 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,713
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schätzungswei…

Nearest frequency peer: schätzungsweise (-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 „Shampoo“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Shampoo
PropertyValue
HeadwordShampoo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃampu]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,713
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Shampoo“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Shampooliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schätzungsweise“ (#19,712), „Shitstorm“ (#19,714), „Schweinefleisch“ (#19,711). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Shampoo“ bei #19,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Shampoo (IPA [ˈʃampu]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,713 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "flüssiges Waschmittel für die Haare".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Shampoo, with forms such as "hsampoo", "sahmpoo", and "shammpoo". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Shampoo, spelled S-H-A-M-P-O-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    flüssiges Waschmittel für die Haare

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Friseur wusch der Kundin das Haar mit wohlriechendem Shampoo.
  2. „Gedankenverloren schäume ich mir das Haar ein und spüle das Shampoo aus.“

This word in other languages

shampoo(English)champú(Español)shampoing(Français)xampu(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsampoo
  • sahmpoo
  • shammpoo
  • shamopo
  • shampo
  • shamppoo
  • shapmoo
  • shhampoo
  • shmapoo
  • sshampoo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Shampoo - 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.

hsampoo2sahmpoo2shammpoo1shamopo2shampo1shamppoo1shapmoo2shhampoo1
Edit distance from "Shampoo"

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 "Shampoo"?
"Shampoo" is spelled S-H-A-M-P-O-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃampu].
What does "Shampoo" mean?
As a noun, "Shampoo" means: flüssiges Waschmittel für die Haare
What are common misspellings of "Shampoo"?
Common misspellings include "hsampoo", "sahmpoo", "shammpoo", "shamopo", "shampo". The correct spelling is "Shampoo".
How do you pronounce "Shampoo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Shampoo" is [ˈʃampu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Shampoo" come from?
"Shampoo" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schnapp#19,710Schanze#19,707Streife#19,722riester#19,693

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Reuters10 variantsrefrain10 variantsQuittung10 variantsweggehen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list