shoveler
"shoveler" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shoveler” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who, or that which, shovels.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shoveler · shoveler · English
shoveler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | shoveler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shoveler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shoveler is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who, or that which, shovels.".
No misspelling variants are generated for shoveler in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English schoveler, equivalent to shovel + -er. The correct English form is shoveler, spelled S-H-O-V-E-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who, or that which, shovels.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how shoveler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The sand was loaded by 3 shovelers into wheelbarrows holding 3.6 cu. ft. each...
Etymology
From Middle English schoveler, equivalent to shovel + -er.
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.