shared
/ʃɛːd/
"shared" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shared” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,128 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,128
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shared |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʃɛːd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,128 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shared” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for shared is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʃɛːd/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,128 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for shared, with forms such as "hsared", "sahred", and "shaerd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "shed", "sharp", "shore", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is shared, spelled S-H-A-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hsared,sahred,shaerd,sharde,sharedd,sharred,shhared,shraed,sshared
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shared - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "shared"?
What does "shared" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "shared"?
How do you pronounce "shared"?
What language does "shared" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “shared”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-A-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʃɛːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “shed” - see the side-by-side comparison. shared vs shed
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.