shoebox
noun
shoebox is spelled S-H-O-E-B-O-X: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shoebox means “The box in which shoes are sold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shoebox is shoeboxes.
How many letters and syllables are in shoebox?
| Letters | 7: S-H-O-E-B-O-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shoebox?
Shoebox appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 shoebox?
- US
Shoebox has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-shoebox.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with shoebox
Also written: shoe box (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of shoebox
- shoeboxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shoebox mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The box in which shoes are sold.
In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year.
- 2
derogatoryA small, cramped residence or similar space.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shoebox in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense box in which shoes are sold:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boîte à chaussures |
| German | Schuhschachtel, Schuhkarton |
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 shoebox come from?
From shoe + box.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).