shoot the cat
"shoot-the-cat" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shoot the cat” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To vomit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shoot the cat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shoot the cat” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for shoot the cat is 13 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To vomit.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for shoot the cat in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is shoot the cat, spelled S-H-O-O-T- -T-H-E- -C-A-T.
Definition
- 1To vomit.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “shoot the cat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-O-O-T- -T-H-E- -C-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.