Shop

[ʃɔp]

/[ʃɔp]/ noun

The verdict

“Shop” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,614 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,614
frequency rank, German
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleineres Einzelhandelsgeschäft; Räumlichkeiten, in denen Waren zum Verkauf angeboten und verkauft werden

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Shop vs so
25% similar
Shop vs SP
25% similar
Shop vs SPÖ
25% similar

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

Key facts for Shop
PropertyValue
HeadwordShop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɔp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,614
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Shop” 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). Shop lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Shop is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃɔp]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,614 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kleineres Einzelhandelsgeschäft; Räumlichkeiten, in denen Waren zum Verkauf angeboten und verkauft werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Shop, with forms such as "hsop", "shhop", and "shopp". 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, "so", "SP", "SPÖ", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Shop, spelled S-H-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleineres Einzelhandelsgeschäft; Räumlichkeiten, in denen Waren zum Verkauf angeboten und verkauft werden

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hsop,shhop,shopp,shpo,sohp,sshop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Shop - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hsop2shhop1shopp1shpo2sohp2sshop1
Edit distance from "Shop"

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 "Shop"?
"Shop" is spelled S-H-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɔp].
What does "Shop" mean?
As a noun, "Shop" means: kleineres Einzelhandelsgeschäft; Räumlichkeiten, in denen Waren zum Verkauf angeboten und verkauft werden
What words are commonly confused with "Shop"?
"Shop" is commonly confused with "so", "SP", "SPÖ". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Shop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Shop" is [ʃɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Shop" come from?
"Shop" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Shop”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-H-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃɔp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “so” - see the side-by-side comparison. Shop vs so
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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