shook

/ʃʊk/

//ʃʊk// noun

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"shook" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shook” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,618
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shook · shook · English

shook · rank #6,618 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,618
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shooter

Nearest frequency peer: shooter (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “shook”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “shook” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

shook vs show
60% similar
shook vs soon
60% similar
shook vs shot
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for shook
PropertyValue
Headwordshook
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃʊk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,618
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shook”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).shooklands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “shooter” (#6,619), “savage” (#6,616), “ruth” (#6,615). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shook” is #6,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around shook (IPA /ʃʊk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,618 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for shook, with forms such as "hsook", "shhook", and "shok". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "show", "soon", "shot", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”). The correct English form is shook, spelled S-H-O-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
  2. 2
    The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.

Etymology

Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”).

Synonyms

stook

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsook
  • shhook
  • shok
  • shoko
  • shookk
  • sohok
  • sshook

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shook - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hsook2shhook1shok1shoko2shookk1sohok2sshook1
Edit distance from "shook"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shook"?
"shook" is spelled S-H-O-O-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃʊk/.
What does "shook" mean?
As a noun, "shook" means: A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
What words are commonly confused with "shook"?
"shook" is commonly confused with "show", "soon", "shot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shook"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shook" is /ʃʊk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "shook"?
Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shook", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rabbit7 variantsmedian7 variantsaging7 variantsHannah7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list