shindig
shin·dig/ˈʃɪn.dɪɡ/noun
shindig is spelled S-H-I-N-D-I-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (shin·dig). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shindig means “A noisy party or festivities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shindig is shindigs.
How many letters and syllables are in shindig?
| Letters | 7: S-H-I-N-D-I-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: shin·dig |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shindig?
Shindig appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 shindig?
- UK /ˈʃɪn.dɪɡ/
Shindig has 2 syllables, split shin·dig in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-shindig.opus, En-au-shindig.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shindig?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shindig (/ɪndɪɡ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dishing.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shindig
- shindigs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shindig mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A noisy party or festivities.
- 2
A noisy argument.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shindig in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fiesta |
| German | Rummel, Fete, Party, Festival , Krach, Auseinandersetzung |
| Portuguese | arrasta-pé |
| Spanish | gran fiesta, gran celebración, juerga, jolgorio, jaleo, guateque |
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 shindig come from?
Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of shindy, or from Scottish Gaelic sìnteag (“jump, leap”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).