shillings

/ˈʃɪlɪŋz/

//ˈʃɪlɪŋz// noun

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"shillings" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shillings” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,672
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of shilling

Corpus desk

Index EN-shillings · shillings · English

shillings · rank #23,672 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,672
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sheath

Nearest frequency peer: sheath (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “shillings”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

shillings vs spilling
78% similar
shillings vs spellings
78% similar
shillings vs shelling
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for shillings
PropertyValue
Headwordshillings
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,672
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shillings”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).shillingslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “sheath” (#23,671), “shortcuts” (#23,673), “severance” (#23,670). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shillings” is #23,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around shillings (IPA /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,672 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of shilling".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for shillings, with forms such as "hsillings", "shhillings", and "shililngs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "spilling", "spellings", "shelling", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is shillings, spelled S-H-I-L-L-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of shilling

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsillings
  • shhillings
  • shililngs
  • shilings
  • shilligns
  • shillinggs
  • shillingss
  • shillinngs
  • shillinsg
  • shillnigs
  • shlilings
  • sihllings
  • sshillings

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shillings - 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.

hsillings2shhillings1shililngs2shilings1shilligns2shillinggs1shillingss1shillinngs1
Edit distance from "shillings"

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 "shillings"?
"shillings" is spelled S-H-I-L-L-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/.
What does "shillings" mean?
As a noun, "shillings" means: plural of shilling
What words are commonly confused with "shillings"?
"shillings" is commonly confused with "spilling", "spellings", "shelling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shillings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shillings" is /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shillings" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shortcuts#23,673severance#23,670shorthand#23,674seniority#23,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Salvatore13 variantsRockford13 variantsstorming13 variantsthumping13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list