# Sherman

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/ · frequency rank #8,984

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.
2. An American surname from German derived from the German Schuermann.
3. An Ashkenazic Jewish occupational surname for a tailor.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Sense 1: From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **Sherpa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sherman-vs-sherpa)
- **showman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sherman-vs-showman)
- **Sherwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sherman-vs-sherwin)
- **superman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sherman-vs-superman)
- **sermon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-sherman)
- **Sharma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharma-vs-sherman)
- **shaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaman-vs-sherman)
- **seaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seaman-vs-sherman)
- **Sheeran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheeran-vs-sherman)
- **Sheehan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheehan-vs-sherman)
- **Sheridan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheridan-vs-sherman)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hserman`, `sehrman`, `shemran`, `sheramn`, `shermann`, `shermman`, `shermna`, `sherrman`, `shherman`, `shreman`, `ssherman`

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