sheth
/ʃɛθ/noun
sheth is spelled S-H-E-T-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sheth means “The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sheth is sheths.
How many letters and syllables are in sheth?
| Letters | 5: S-H-E-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sheth?
Sheth appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sheth?
- /ʃɛθ/
Sheth has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sheth
- sheths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sheth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sheth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bar connecting the beam to the sole:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sheth come from?
Inherited from Middle English schethe; possibly related to or even etymologically identical to sheath. Compare Old English sċēaþa, Middle Dutch schêde (“nail”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).