shalst
/ʃælst/
"shalst" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shalst” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of shalt.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shalst · shalst · English
shalst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shalst |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ʃælst/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shalst” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shalst is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ʃælst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of shalt.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for shalst in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is shalst, spelled S-H-A-L-S-T.
Definition
- 1Synonym of shalt.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shalst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thou shallest be an hour without diuiſibility: and if an houre, a yeare: if ſo, an age: and if an age, then for euer, for al eternity.
"Never mind, naybour," said Master Samuel, recovering himself, "thee shalst have a quart for it when thee com'st to my house.”
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.