shoelace
/ˈʃuːˌleɪs/noun
shoelace is spelled S-H-O-E-L-A-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shoelace means “A lace used for fastening a shoe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shoelace is shoelaces.
How many letters and syllables are in shoelace?
| Letters | 8: S-H-O-E-L-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 shoelace?
Shoelace appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 shoelace?
- /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/
Shoelace 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-shoelace.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with shoelace
Also written: shoe-lace (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of shoelace
- shoelaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shoelace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lace used for fastening a shoe.
untied shoelace
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shoelace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense for fastening a shoe – see also lace:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lacet de soulier, lacet |
| German | Schnürsenkel, Schuhband, Schnürband, Senkel, Litze, Schnur |
| Portuguese | ataca, atacador, cadarço, cordão |
| Spanish | cordón, cordonera, majuela, pasador, agujeta, cabete |
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.