shopworn
shop·worn/ˈʃɑpˌwɔɹn/adjective
shopworn is spelled S-H-O-P-W-O-R-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables (shop·worn). It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shopworn means “Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shopworn?
| Letters | 8: S-H-O-P-W-O-R-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: shop·worn |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shopworn?
Shopworn appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 shopworn?
- UK /ˈʃɒpwɔːn/
- US /ˈʃɑpˌwɔɹn/
Shopworn has 2 syllables, split shop·worn in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shopworn.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-shopworn.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shopworn
- more shopworn comparative
- most shopworn superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shopworn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.
The handbag looks nice, but shopworn.
- 2
Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.
- 3
Of an object: faded, shabby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shopworn come from?
From shop (noun) + worn (adjective).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).