shoving

/ˈʃʌvɪŋ/

//ˈʃʌvɪŋ// verb

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"shoving" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shoving” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,935
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of shove

Corpus desk

Index EN-shoving · shoving · English

shoving · rank #21,935 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,935
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shepherds

Nearest frequency peer: shepherds (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “shoving”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “shoving” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

shoving vs sowing
71% similar
shoving vs showing
86% similar
shoving vs smoking
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for shoving
PropertyValue
Headwordshoving
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈʃʌvɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,935
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shoving”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).shovinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “shepherds” (#21,934), “signify” (#21,936), “shatter” (#21,933). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shoving” is #21,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around shoving (IPA /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,935 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of shove".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for shoving, with forms such as "hsoving", "shhoving", and "shoivng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sowing", "showing", "smoking", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English schovynge; equivalent to shove + -ing. The correct English form is shoving, spelled S-H-O-V-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shove

Etymology

From Middle English schovynge; equivalent to shove + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsoving
  • shhoving
  • shoivng
  • shovign
  • shovingg
  • shovinng
  • shovnig
  • shovving
  • shvoing
  • sohving
  • sshoving

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shoving - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hsoving2shhoving1shoivng2shovign2shovingg1shovinng1shovnig2shovving1
Edit distance from "shoving"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shoving"?
"shoving" is spelled S-H-O-V-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/.
What does "shoving" mean?
As a verb, "shoving" means: present participle and gerund of shove
What words are commonly confused with "shoving"?
"shoving" is commonly confused with "sowing", "showing", "smoking". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shoving"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shoving" is /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "shoving"?
From Middle English schovynge; equivalent to shove + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shoving", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

signify#21,936shatter#21,933sketchy#21,939sexiest#21,930

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

snowfall11 variantsRichter11 variantsWharton11 variantswhopping11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list