showbiz
/ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/
"showbiz" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“showbiz” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,017
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clipping of showbusiness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-showbiz · showbiz · English
showbiz · rank #28,017 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,017
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Severn
Nearest frequency peer: Severn (-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 “showbiz”
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What this shows “showbiz” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | showbiz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,017 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “showbiz”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around showbiz (IPA /ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,017 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Clipping of showbusiness.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for showbiz, with forms such as "hsowbiz", "shhowbiz", and "shobwiz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of show business, or compound of show + biz. As the show biz, from late 19th century. As a single word, from 20th century. The correct English form is showbiz, spelled S-H-O-W-B-I-Z.
Definition
- 1Clipping of showbusiness.
Etymology
Clipping of show business, or compound of show + biz. As the show biz, from late 19th century. As a single word, from 20th century.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hsowbiz
- shhowbiz
- shobwiz
- showbbiz
- showbizz
- showbzi
- showibz
- showwbiz
- shwobiz
- sohwbiz
- sshowbiz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of showbiz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
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