# shaker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃeɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #21,654

## Definitions
1. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
2. A variety of pigeon.
3. One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
4. A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.
5. A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.

## Etymology
From shake + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-share)
- **shape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shape)
- **shame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shame)
- **snake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-snake)
- **stake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-stake)
- **sheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-sheer)
- **Shane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shane)
- **shave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shave)
- **shale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shale)
- **shaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shaky)
- **shared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shared)
- **shares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shares)
- **shower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shower)
- **shaped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shaped)
- **stakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-stakes)
- **shapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shapes)
- **snakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-snakes)
- **shaved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shaved)
- **soaked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-soaked)
- **shakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shakes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsaker`, `sahker`, `shaekr`, `shakerr`, `shakker`, `shakre`, `shhaker`, `shkaer`, `sshaker`

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