# showbiz

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/ · frequency rank #28,017

## Definitions
1. Clipping 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 (11)
`hsowbiz`, `shhowbiz`, `shobwiz`, `showbbiz`, `showbizz`, `showbzi`, `showibz`, `showwbiz`, `shwobiz`, `sohwbiz`, `sshowbiz`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/showbiz