shipyard

/ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/

//ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd// noun

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"shipyard" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shipyard” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,495
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place where ships are built and repaired.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shipyard · shipyard · English

shipyard · rank #20,495 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,495
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sharpe

Nearest frequency peer: sharpe (-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 “shipyard”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “shipyard” 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).

shipyard vs Sheppard
63% similar

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

Key facts for shipyard
PropertyValue
Headwordshipyard
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,495
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shipyard”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).shipyardlands 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 “sharpe” (#20,494), “Shrek” (#20,496), “sig” (#20,497). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shipyard” is #20,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around shipyard (IPA /ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,495 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A place where ships are built and repaired.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for shipyard, with forms such as "hsipyard", "shhipyard", and "shipayrd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Sheppard", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ship + yard. The correct English form is shipyard, spelled S-H-I-P-Y-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place where ships are built and repaired.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. To my mind, it appears obvious in the context of total shipwork, the private shipyards are doing very well indeed. It is true that with the dwindling size of the Navy, there will be less repair work.
  2. On the Chickahominy, the Hazelwood brothers' fish house at Hicks Island and the Menzel brothers' fish house near the old shipyard thrived by serving local and distant markets. As late as 1977, a Publick Observer article boasted, "If you are served turtle soup in Atlanta or catfish in Ft. Wayne, Ind., chances are good that the main ingredients came from th…

Etymology

From ship + yard.

This word in other languages

astillero(Español)chantier naval(Français)Werft(Deutsch)estaleiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsipyard
  • shhipyard
  • shipayrd
  • shippyard
  • shipyadr
  • shipyardd
  • shipyarrd
  • shipyrad
  • shipyyard
  • shiypard
  • shpiyard
  • sihpyard
  • sshipyard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hsipyard2shhipyard1shipayrd2shippyard1shipyadr2shipyardd1shipyarrd1shipyrad2
Edit distance from "shipyard"

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 "shipyard"?
"shipyard" is spelled S-H-I-P-Y-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/.
What does "shipyard" mean?
As a noun, "shipyard" means: A place where ships are built and repaired.
What words are commonly confused with "shipyard"?
"shipyard" is commonly confused with "Sheppard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shipyard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shipyard" is /ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/. 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 "shipyard"?
From ship + yard. 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 "shipyard", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list