shares

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The verdict

“shares” is uncommon German (frequency #90,899 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,899
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs share

Key facts for shares
PropertyValue
Headwordshares
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “shares” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). shares lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shares is uncommon German at frequency #90,899 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs share".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for shares, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is shares, spelled S-H-A-R-E-S.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs share

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 "shares"?
"shares" is spelled S-H-A-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "shares" mean?
As a verb, "shares" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs share
How do you pronounce "shares"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shares" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shares" come from?
"shares" 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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Using “shares”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-H-A-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list