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The verdict

“she's” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,483. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,483
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - she is: sie ist

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

she's vs sies
60% similar
she's vs stets
60% similar
she's vs shows
60% similar

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

Key facts for she's
PropertyValue
Headwordshe's
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,483
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “she's” 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). she's lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around she's (IPA […]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #48,483 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for she's, with forms such as "hse's", "seh's", and "sh'es". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sies", "stets", "shows", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is she's, spelled S-H-E-'-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    she is: sie ist
  2. 2
    she has: sie hat

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hse's
  • seh's
  • sh'es
  • she'ss
  • shes'
  • shhe's
  • sshe's

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of she's - 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.

hse's2seh's2sh'es2she'ss1shes'2shhe's1sshe's1
Edit distance from "she's"

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 "she's"?
"she's" is spelled S-H-E-'-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "she's" mean?
As an abbreviation, "she's" means: she is: sie ist
What words are commonly confused with "she's"?
"she's" is commonly confused with "sies", "stets", "shows". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "she's"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "she's" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "she's" come from?
"she's" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “she's”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-H-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.
  • Don't mix it up with “sies” - see the side-by-side comparison. she's vs sies
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list