shoemaker
/ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/
"shoemaker" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shoemaker” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #28,364 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,364
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who makes shoes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shoemaker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #28,364 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shoemaker” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for shoemaker is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,364 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for shoemaker, with forms such as "hsoemaker", "sheomaker", and "shhoemaker". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe + maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager. The correct English form is shoemaker, spelled S-H-O-E-M-A-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who makes shoes.
- 2The threadfish.
- 3A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.
Etymology
From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe + maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hsoemaker,sheomaker,shhoemaker,shoeamker,shoemaekr,shoemakerr,shoemakker,shoemakre,shoemkaer,shoemmaker,shomeaker,sohemaker,sshoemaker
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shoemaker - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “shoemaker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-O-E-M-A-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.