shota
noun
shota is spelled S-H-O-T-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Shota, the name). As a noun, shota means “Hentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shota is shotas.
How many letters and syllables are in shota?
| Letters | 5: S-H-O-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shota?
Shota appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Shota, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with shota?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shota.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hosta, shoat.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shota
- shotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shota mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Hentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.
- 2
A fictional young boy character, especially one featured in such material. Typically drawn with exaggerated or stylised cute features.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).