# shep

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,582

## Definitions
1. Pronunciation spelling of ship.
2. starling
3. a German shepherd.

## Easily confused with
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sp)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sue)
- **shy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-shy)
- **sip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sip)
- **SNP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-snp)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sup)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-shi)
- **sho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sho)
- **sie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sie)
- **SME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sme)
- **SSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sse)
- **shh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-shh)
- **soe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-soe)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sop)
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-stp)
- **SVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-svp)
- **SMP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-smp)
- **SLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-sle)
- **show** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-show)
- **stop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shep-vs-stop)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hsep`, `sehp`, `shepp`, `shhep`, `shpe`, `sshep`

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