# Shakur

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,406

## Definitions
1. A surname from Arabic.
2. A male given name from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَكُور (šakūr, “thankful, grateful”). This surname is predominantly found in India.

## Easily confused with
- **Shaun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakur-vs-shaun)
- **shaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakur-vs-shaky)
- **shaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakur-vs-shaver)
- **shaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakur-vs-shaper)
- **Shankar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakur-vs-shankar)
- **shake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shake-vs-shakur)
- **shaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaka-vs-shakur)
- **shakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakes-vs-shakur)
- **shaken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaken-vs-shakur)
- **sakura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-shakur)
- **shaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shakur)
- **Shakti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakti-vs-shakur)
- **shader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shader-vs-shakur)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsakur`, `sahkur`, `shakkur`, `shakru`, `shakurr`, `shaukr`, `shhakur`, `shkaur`, `sshakur`

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