shopping list
"shopping-list" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shopping list” 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 list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shopping list |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shopping list” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
shopping list is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for shopping list, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is shopping list, spelled S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G- -L-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1A list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought.
- 2A list of related items; especially, a list of desired items.
This word in other languages
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 “shopping list”
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- -L-I-S-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.