shadowban
/ˈʃædoʊbæn/verb, noun
shadowban is spelled S-H-A-D-O-W-B-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, shadowban means “To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading and commenting, but rendering their contributions invisible…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shadowban?
| Letters | 9: S-H-A-D-O-W-B-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 shadowban?
Shadowban appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 shadowban?
- US /ˈʃædoʊbæn/
- UK /ˈʃædəʊbæn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Aadenboy-shadowban.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shadowban
- shadowbans present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- shadowbanning participle, present
- shadowbanned participle, past
- shadow ban
- shadow-ban
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shadowban mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading and commenting, but rendering their contributions invisible or less visible to other users.
- 2
To filter out results without the publisher's knowledge.
noun
- 1
An instance of shadowbanning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shadowban in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | mit einem Shadowban belegen, mit einem Schattenbann belegen , Shadowban, Schattenbann |
| Portuguese | dar shadowban , shadowban |
| French | bannissement furtif, shadow banning |
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.
Where does shadowban come from?
From shadow + ban.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).