# shakes

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃeɪks/ · frequency rank #12,139

## Definitions
1. plural of shake

## Easily confused with
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-share)
- **shape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shape)
- **shoes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shoes)
- **shame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shame)
- **snake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-snake)
- **stake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-stake)
- **Shane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shane)
- **shave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shave)
- **shale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shale)
- **shaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shaky)
- **Sykes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-sykes)
- **Shams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shams)
- **states** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-states)
- **shared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shared)
- **shares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shares)
- **stages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-stages)
- **shaped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shaped)
- **spaces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-spaces)
- **slaves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-slaves)
- **stakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-stakes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsakes`, `sahkes`, `shaeks`, `shakess`, `shakkes`, `shakse`, `shhakes`, `shkaes`, `sshakes`

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