# Shiva

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈʃiːva] · frequency rank #42,814

## Definitions
1. das Prinzip der Zerstörung verkörpernder Gott des Hinduismus

## Easily confused with
- **sia** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/shiva-vs-sia)
- **silva** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/shiva-vs-silva)
- **sha** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sha-vs-shiva)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/shi-vs-shiva)
- **shit** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/shit-vs-shiva)
- **shin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/shin-vs-shiva)
- **ship** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ship-vs-shiva)
- **shirt** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/shirt-vs-shiva)
- **shine** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/shine-vs-shiva)
- **Shisha** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/shisha-vs-shiva)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hsiva`, `shhiva`, `shiav`, `shivva`, `shvia`, `sihva`, `sshiva`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/shiva