# shingles

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/ · frequency rank #26,246

## Definitions
1. Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

## Etymology
From Latin cingulus, variant of cingulum (“girdle”), translating Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē), ζωστήρ (zōstḗr).

## Easily confused with
- **single** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shingles-vs-single)
- **singles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shingles-vs-singles)
- **singlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shingles-vs-singlet)
- **shingle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shingle-vs-shingles)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsingles`, `shhingles`, `shignles`, `shingels`, `shinggles`, `shingless`, `shinglles`, `shinglse`, `shinlges`, `shinngles`, `shnigles`, `sihngles`, `sshingles`

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