shop steward
"shop-steward" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shop steward” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shop-steward · shop steward · English
shop steward · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shop steward |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shop steward” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shop steward is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for shop steward, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is shop steward, spelled S-H-O-P- -S-T-E-W-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how shop steward appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is understood that ScotRail made a revised offer of 2.5%, but the RMT national executive committee is likely to reject this following consultation with shop stewards.
Synonyms
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.