shoplifting

Name: shoplifting, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“shoplifting” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,836. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,836
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shoplifting · shoplifting · English

shoplifting · rank #29,836 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,836
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-DENSE 54,294
PHOTO-FINISH shingle

Nearest frequency peer: shingle (-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.

Shankar

70,168
shimmer

70,167
shingle

70,166
shoplifting

70,165
simplificat…

70,164
Sindh

70,162

What this shows Bars show where “shoplifting” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for shoplifting
Property	Value
Headword	shoplifting
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#29,836
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “shoplifting” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). shoplifting lands here:

#29,836

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around shoplifting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,836 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for shoplifting, with forms such as "hsoplifting", "shhoplifting", and "sholpifting". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb. The correct English form is shoplifting, spelled S-H-O-P-L-I-F-T-I-N-G.

Definition

1
The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
2
A theft from a shop during trading hours.

Etymology

By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.

This word in other languages

hurto(Español)vol à l'étalage(Français)Ladendiebstahl(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hsoplifting
shhoplifting
sholpifting
shopilfting
shoplfiting
shopliffting
shoplifitng
shopliftign
shopliftingg
shopliftinng
shopliftnig
shopliftting
shoplitfing
shopllifting
shopplifting
shpolifting
sohplifting
sshoplifting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shoplifting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "shoplifting"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shoplifting"?

"shoplifting" is spelled S-H-O-P-L-I-F-T-I-N-G.

What does "shoplifting" mean?

As a noun, "shoplifting" means: The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.

What are common misspellings of "shoplifting"?

Common misspellings include "hsoplifting", "shhoplifting", "sholpifting", "shopilfting", "shoplfiting". The correct spelling is "shoplifting".

What is the origin of the word "shoplifting"?

By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb. 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 "shoplifting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

structuring#29,848 promulgated#29,798 proletariat#29,797 unsatisfied#29,877

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

overpowering18 variants amortization18 variants mockingbird18 variants discernible18 variants

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.