sher

[ʃer]

/[ʃer]/ noun

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The verdict

“sher” is uncommon German (frequency #77,316 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,316
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Raubkatze mit großer Mähne; Löwe

Key facts for sher
PropertyValue
Headwordsher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃer]
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sher” 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). sher lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

sher is uncommon German at frequency #77,316 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃer]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raubkatze mit großer Mähne; Löwe".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sher, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sher, spelled S-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raubkatze mit großer Mähne; Löwe

Synonyms

arslon

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 "sher"?
"sher" is spelled S-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃer].
What does "sher" mean?
As a noun, "sher" means: Raubkatze mit großer Mähne; Löwe
How do you pronounce "sher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sher" is [ʃer]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sher" come from?
"sher" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sher”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃer] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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