# shavings

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,910

## Definitions
1. plural of shaving; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving.
2. A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus)

## Easily confused with
- **shoving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shavings-vs-shoving)
- **saving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-shavings)
- **sharing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharing-vs-shavings)
- **savings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savings-vs-shavings)
- **shaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaking-vs-shavings)
- **shaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaping-vs-shavings)
- **shaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaving-vs-shavings)
- **shaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaming-vs-shavings)
- **shading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shading-vs-shavings)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsavings`, `sahvings`, `shaivngs`, `shavigns`, `shavinggs`, `shavingss`, `shavinngs`, `shavinsg`, `shavnigs`, `shavvings`, `shhavings`, `shvaings`, `sshavings`

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