shofar
/ˈʃəʊ̯fə/
"shofar" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shofar” is uncommon English (frequency #87,818 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,818
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shofar · shofar · English
shofar · rank #87,818 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,818
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH shola
Nearest frequency peer: shola (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “shofar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- shapeshift
shapeshift
12,190 corpus weight
- shearman
shearman
12,189 corpus weight
- Shenton
Shenton
12,188 corpus weight
- Sheol
Sheol
12,187 corpus weight
- shofar
shofar
12,183 corpus weight
- shola
shola
12,182 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “shofar” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shofar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃəʊ̯fə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #87,818 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shofar” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
shofar is uncommon English at frequency #87,818 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃəʊ̯fə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes.".
Zero misspellings are on record for shofar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar”). The correct English form is shofar, spelled S-H-O-F-A-R.
Definition
- 1A ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes.
Etymology
From the Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar”).
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shofar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.