shire

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The verdict

“shire” is uncommon German (frequency #89,566 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,566
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-shire · shire · German

shire · rank #89,566 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,566
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Siebel

Nearest frequency peer: Siebel (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „shire“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „shire“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shire
PropertyValue
Headwordshire
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,566
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „shire“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).shirefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Siebel“ (#89,568), „siebenbürgischen“ (#89,569), „Shibuya“ (#89,562). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „shire“ bei #89,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shire is uncommon German at frequency #89,566 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafschaft".

shire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is shire, spelled S-H-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafschaft

Synonyms

county

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 "shire"?
"shire" is spelled S-H-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "shire" mean?
As a noun, "shire" means: Grafschaft
How do you pronounce "shire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shire" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shire" come from?
"shire" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sella#89,551Späti#89,603stang#89,611stout#89,625

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list