# shaper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃeɪpə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #47,903

## Definitions
1. Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
2. Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
3. Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.

## Etymology
From Middle English shapper, shapere, schapare, scaper, scheppere, schuppere, alteration (perhaps due to Old Norse skaperi, skapari) of Old English sċyppend, sċieppend (“shaper; maker; creator”), equivalent to shape + -er. Cognate with Dutch schepper, German Schöpfer, Danish skaber, Swedish skapare, Icelandic skapari.

## Easily confused with
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-share)
- **super** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-super)
- **sheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-sheer)
- **shave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shave)
- **Snape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-snape)
- **shared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shared)
- **shares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shares)
- **shower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shower)
- **shapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shapes)
- **supper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-supper)
- **sniper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-sniper)
- **shaved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shaved)
- **slater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-slater)
- **slayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-slayer)
- **skater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-skater)
- **sharpe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-sharpe)
- **shiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shiver)
- **shaven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shaven)
- **spacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-spacer)
- **shaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shaver)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hsaper`, `sahper`, `shaepr`, `shaperr`, `shapper`, `shhaper`, `shpaer`, `sshaper`

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