shart

/ʃɑːt/

//ʃɑːt// intj

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"shart" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shart” is uncommon English (frequency #99,846 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,846
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of 'sheart.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shart · shart · English

shart · rank #99,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,846
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shamanistic

Nearest frequency peer: shamanistic (-2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “shart”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “shart” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shart
PropertyValue
Headwordshart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ʃɑːt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “shart” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).shartfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “shamanistic” (#99,844), “Shimura” (#99,850), “sepulchral” (#99,838). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shart” is #99,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shart is uncommon English at frequency #99,846 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ʃɑːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of 'sheart.".

shart doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: See 'sheart. The correct English form is shart, spelled S-H-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of 'sheart.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how shart appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Shart, if my haire stand not an end...

Etymology

See 'sheart.

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 "shart"?
"shart" is spelled S-H-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɑːt/.
What does "shart" mean?
As an interjection, "shart" means: Alternative spelling of 'sheart.
How do you pronounce "shart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shart" is /ʃɑːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "shart"?
See 'sheart. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shart", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shogi#99,854signa#99,863Sindy#99,865rorty#99,785

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list