# shay

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃeɪ/ · frequency rank #24,586

## Definitions
1. A chaise.

## Etymology
A back-formation from chaise (originally from French), with the /z/ of that word taken as the plural ending -s.

## Easily confused with
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sy)
- **she** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-she)
- **sky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sky)
- **spy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-spy)
- **shy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-shy)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-spa)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-soy)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-shi)
- **sly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sly)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sta)
- **sho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sho)
- **sia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sia)
- **ska** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-ska)
- **shh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-shh)
- **SMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sma)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-soa)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-ssa)
- **SLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sla)
- **sry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sry)
- **SNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shay-vs-sna)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hsay`, `sahy`, `shayy`, `shhay`, `shya`, `sshay`

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