Shibuya

Name: Shibuya, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ʃɪˈbuːjə/

//ʃɪˈbuːjə// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Shibuya” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,879. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,879
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shibuya · Shibuya · English

Shibuya · rank #41,879 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #41,879
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH Shari

Nearest frequency peer: Shari (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

separatism

58,127
Shari

58,123
Shibuya

58,122
shockwave

58,121
Silurian

58,118
singling

58,117

What this shows “Shibuya” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for Shibuya
Property	Value
Headword	Shibuya
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ʃɪˈbuːjə/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#41,879
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Shibuya”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Shibuyalands here:

#41,879

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Shari” (#41,878), “shockwave” (#41,880), “Silurian” (#41,883). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Shibuya” is #41,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Shibuya (IPA /ʃɪˈbuːjə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #41,879 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Shibuya, with forms such as "hsibuya", "shbiuya", and "shhibuya". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”). The correct English form is Shibuya, spelled S-H-I-B-U-Y-A.

Definition

1
A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
2
A surname from Japanese.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Shibuya appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hsibuya
shbiuya
shhibuya
shibbuya
shibuay
shibuyya
shibyua
shiubya
sihbuya
sshibuya

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Shibuya - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Shibuya"

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 "Shibuya"?

"Shibuya" is spelled S-H-I-B-U-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɪˈbuːjə/.

What does "Shibuya" mean?

As a proper noun, "Shibuya" means: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.

What are common misspellings of "Shibuya"?

Common misspellings include "hsibuya", "shbiuya", "shhibuya", "shibbuya", "shibuay". The correct spelling is "Shibuya".

How do you pronounce "Shibuya"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Shibuya" is /ʃɪˈbuːjə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Shibuya"?

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Shibuya", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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