shopping cart

/ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑɹt/

//ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑɹt// noun

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"shopping-cart" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shopping cart” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A conveyance used to carry groceries and other items while shopping in a store.

Key facts for shopping cart
PropertyValue
Headwordshopping cart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑɹt/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “shopping cart” sits in English frequency

shopping cart falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shopping cart is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑɹt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for shopping cart, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is shopping cart, spelled S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G- -C-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A conveyance used to carry groceries and other items while shopping in a store.
  2. 2
    The stored list of items that a person has chosen to purchase during an online shopping session but has not yet confirmed.

Synonyms

shopping trolleytrolleygrocery cartbuggycarriagetrundler

This word in other languages

carrito(Español)chariot(Français)Einkaufswagen(Deutsch)carrinho(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shopping cart"?
"shopping cart" is spelled S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G- -C-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑɹt/.
What does "shopping cart" mean?
As a noun, "shopping cart" means: A conveyance used to carry groceries and other items while shopping in a store.
How do you pronounce "shopping cart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shopping cart" is /ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑɹt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shopping cart" come from?
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Using “shopping cart”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G- -C-A-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑɹt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list