shoegaze
/ˈʃuˌɡeɪz/noun, verb
shoegaze is spelled S-H-O-E-G-A-Z-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shoegaze means “Synonym of shoegazing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shoegaze?
| Letters | 8: S-H-O-E-G-A-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is shoegaze?
Shoegaze appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 shoegaze?
- UK /ˈʃuːˌɡeɪz/
- US /ˈʃuˌɡeɪz/
Shoegaze has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shoegaze.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shoegaze
- shoegazes present, singular, he/she/it
- shoegazing participle, present
- shoegazed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shoegaze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of shoegazing.
verb
- 1
To perform in the shoegazing style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shoegaze come from?
From shoe + gaze, see shoegazing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).