Shavuot
/ʃɑvuˈoʊt/
"shavuot" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Shavuot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shavuot · Shavuot · English
Shavuot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Shavuot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ʃɑvuˈoʊt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Shavuot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Shavuot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ʃɑvuˈoʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Shavuot, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁבוּעוֹת (shavu'ót). The correct English form is Shavuot, spelled S-H-A-V-U-O-T.
Definition
- 1A Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered.
- 2A ceremony held on that day to commemorate the giving of the Torah (“first five books of the Hebrew scriptures”) to Moses and the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Shavuot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Major Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Succoth, Chanukah, Passover and Shavuot have been celebrated with Hebrew prayers and songs.
On the first day of Shavuot the Ten Commandments were explained to the people homiletically in the vernacular.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁבוּעוֹת (shavu'ót).
This word in other languages
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.