# shader

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃeɪdɚ/ · frequency rank #47,901

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, shades.
2. A set of software instructions used to calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware.

## Etymology
From shade + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-share)
- **shape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shape)
- **shame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shame)
- **shake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shake)
- **sheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-sheer)
- **Shane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shane)
- **shave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shave)
- **shady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shady)
- **shale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shale)
- **spade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-spade)
- **slade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-slade)
- **stade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-stade)
- **shared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shared)
- **shares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shares)
- **shower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shower)
- **shadow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shadow)
- **shaped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shaped)
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-spider)
- **shades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shades)
- **shapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shapes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsader`, `sahder`, `shadder`, `shaderr`, `shadre`, `shaedr`, `shdaer`, `shhader`, `sshader`

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