# shoemaker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #28,364

## Definitions
1. A person who makes shoes.
2. The threadfish.
3. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

## Etymology
From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe + maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager.

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsoemaker`, `sheomaker`, `shhoemaker`, `shoeamker`, `shoemaekr`, `shoemakerr`, `shoemakker`, `shoemakre`, `shoemkaer`, `shoemmaker`, `shomeaker`, `sohemaker`, `sshoemaker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shoemaker