# shears

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #33,016

## Definitions
1. plural of shear

## Easily confused with
- **stars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-stars)
- **swear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-swear)
- **sheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-sheer)
- **spear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-spear)
- **sheds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-sheds)
- **smear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-smear)
- **speaks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-speaks)
- **sheets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-sheets)
- **shells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-shells)
- **steals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-steals)
- **Spears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-spears)
- **sherry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-sherry)
- **steaks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-steaks)
- **sheath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-sheath)
- **sweats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-sweats)
- **steers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-steers)
- **Stearns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shears-vs-stearns)
- **seas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seas-vs-shears)
- **Shea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shea-vs-shears)
- **SARS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sars-vs-shears)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hsears`, `sehars`, `shearrs`, `shearss`, `sheasr`, `sheras`, `shhears`, `sshears`

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