sh
interjection
sh is spelled S-H: 2 letters. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, sh means “Alternative spelling of shh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sh?
| Letters | 2: S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sh?
Sh appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sh?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-SH.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sh
Also written: shh.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sh
- sh**s present, singular, he/she/it
- sh**ting participle, present
- sh**ted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative spelling of shh.
noun
- 1
IndiaAlternative form of Sh. Abbreviation of Shri.
noun
- 1
Initialism of self-harm.
- 2
Initialism of skeptical hypothesis.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of ash (“ligature”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense self-harm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | SVV |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.