shopkeeper
/ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/noun
shopkeeper is spelled S-H-O-P-K-E-E-P-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shopkeeper means “A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shopkeeper is shopkeepers.
How many letters and syllables are in shopkeeper?
| Letters | 10: S-H-O-P-K-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shopkeeper?
Shopkeeper appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shopkeeper?
- UK /ˈʃɒpkiːpə/
- US /ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/
Shopkeeper has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-shopkeeper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with shopkeeper
Also written: shop-keeper (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of shopkeeper
- shopkeepers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shopkeeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shopkeeper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense trader who sells goods in a shop:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | détaillant, détaillante, magasinier, magasinière, boutiquier, boutiquière |
| German | Ladenbesitzer, Ladenbesitzerin, Ladeninhaber, Ladeninhaberin, Geschäftsinhaber, Geschäftsinhaberin |
| Portuguese | lojista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shopkeeper come from?
From shop + keeper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).