shoegaze
/ˈʃuːˌɡeɪz/
"shoegaze" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shoegaze” is uncommon English (frequency #73,634 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,634
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of shoegazing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shoegaze · shoegaze · English
shoegaze · rank #73,634 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,634
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Shizuoka
Nearest frequency peer: Shizuoka (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “shoegaze”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- shari'a
shari'a
26,373 corpus weight
- shipowner
shipowner
26,369 corpus weight
- Shizuoka
Shizuoka
26,368 corpus weight
- shoegaze
shoegaze
26,367 corpus weight
- Smriti
Smriti
26,362 corpus weight
- snakebite
snakebite
26,361 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “shoegaze” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shoegaze |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃuːˌɡeɪz/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,634 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shoegaze” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shoegaze is uncommon English at frequency #73,634 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃuːˌɡeɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of shoegazing.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for shoegaze, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From shoe + gaze, see shoegazing. The correct English form is shoegaze, spelled S-H-O-E-G-A-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Synonym of shoegazing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shoegaze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Historically, it is filed by music critics under the shoegaze genre. I suppose this is because the band used a lot of the same guitar tones as shoegaze outfits from the same time, but it was really a bit too psychedelic to fit the genre.
Most of the releases from the Boo Radleys during their shoegaze phase feature just such a baroque, as do Killing Time by Bleach (1992; with a prawn) and ... x, y and z by Moose (1992; with a sunflower).[…]In the same way that the image of the sheep is common for EDM releases at this time, the cat comes to typify shoegaze.
Etymology
From shoe + gaze, see shoegazing.
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.
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