# Shiite

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃiːaɪt/ · frequency rank #35,512

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the Shi'a.

## Etymology
From Shi'a + -ite

## Easily confused with
- **shit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shit)
- **site** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-site)
- **shirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shirt)
- **suite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-suite)
- **shine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shine)
- **spite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-spite)
- **shits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shits)
- **shire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shire)
- **shite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shite)
- **smite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-smite)
- **shitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shitty)
- **shrine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shrine)
- **sprite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-sprite)
- **Shinto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiite-vs-shinto)
- **shift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shift-vs-shiite)
- **shifty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shifty-vs-shiite)
- **Semite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semite-vs-shiite)
- **shifter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shifter-vs-shiite)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hsiite`, `shhiite`, `shiiet`, `shiitte`, `shitie`, `sihite`, `sshiite`

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