shape-shifter
/ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪf.tə/
"shape-shifter" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shape-shifter” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of shapeshifter.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shape-shifter · shape-shifter · English
shape-shifter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- 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 | shape-shifter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪf.tə/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shape-shifter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shape-shifter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪf.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of shapeshifter.".
shape-shifter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is shape-shifter, spelled S-H-A-P-E---S-H-I-F-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of shapeshifter.
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.