Sheetrock

noun

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"sheetrock" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sheetrock” is uncommon English (frequency #92,060 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,060
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Drywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

Key facts for Sheetrock
PropertyValue
HeadwordSheetrock
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,060
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sheetrock” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sheetrock is uncommon English at frequency #92,060 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Sheetrock in our 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sheet + rock. The correct English form is Sheetrock, spelled S-H-E-E-T-R-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Drywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
  2. 2
    Any of the various thicknesses and grades of such material.
  3. 3
    A wall made of this.

Etymology

From sheet + rock.

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 "Sheetrock"?
"Sheetrock" is spelled S-H-E-E-T-R-O-C-K.
What does "Sheetrock" mean?
As a noun, "Sheetrock" means: Drywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
What is the origin of the word "Sheetrock"?
From sheet + rock. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Sheetrock”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-H-E-E-T-R-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list