chemist shop
"chemist-shop" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chemist shop” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone general store.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chemist shop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chemist shop” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for chemist shop is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone general store.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chemist shop, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: In British, Australian, and New Zealand English chemist is a synonym for pharmacist. The correct English form is chemist shop, spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-T- -S-H-O-P.
Definition
- 1Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone general store.
Etymology
In British, Australian, and New Zealand English chemist is a synonym for pharmacist.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “chemist shop”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-E-M-I-S-T- -S-H-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.