shove off
"shove-off" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shove off” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To set a boat in motion by pushing with an oar or boathook.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shove-off · shove off · English
shove off · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shove off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shove off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shove off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for shove off, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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: From shove + off. The correct English form is shove off, spelled S-H-O-V-E- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To set a boat in motion by pushing with an oar or boathook.
- 2To leave.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shove off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Well, it looks like it's time to go. Let's shove off.
Well– Now, don't think you can get around me like that. He's not coming out, and that's my final word. Now, shove off!
Etymology
From shove + off.
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.