shoemaker
/ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/noun
shoemaker is spelled S-H-O-E-M-A-K-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shoemaker means “A person who makes shoes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shoemaker is shoemakers.
How many letters and syllables are in shoemaker?
| Letters | 9: S-H-O-E-M-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 shoemaker?
Shoemaker appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 shoemaker?
- US /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/
Shoemaker has 3 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)-Vealhurl-shoemaker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shoemaker
- shoemakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shoemaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who makes shoes.
- 2
The threadfish.
- 3
A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shoemaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who makes shoes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cordonnier, cordonnière |
| German | Schuhmacher, Schuhmacherin, Schuster, Schusterin |
| Portuguese | sapateiro, sapateira |
| Spanish | zapatero, zapatera |
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 shoemaker come from?
From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe + maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).