shredder

Name: shredder, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/

//ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“shredder” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,223
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who shreds or tears something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shredder · shredder · English

shredder · rank #30,223 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #30,223
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH Siamese

Nearest frequency peer: Siamese (+2 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.

serviceable

69,783
shearer

69,781
shredder

69,778
Siamese

69,776
sienna

69,775
signifying

69,774

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

shredder vs shudder

75% similar

shredder vs spreader

75% similar

shredder vs shredded

88% similar

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

Key facts for shredder
Property	Value
Headword	shredder
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#30,223
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shredder”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).shredderlands here:

#30,223

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Siamese” (#30,225), “shearer” (#30,220), “sienna” (#30,226). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shredder” is #30,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around shredder (IPA /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,223 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for shredder, with forms such as "hsredder", "sherdder", and "shhredder". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "shudder", "spreader", "shredded", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From shred + -er. The correct English form is shredder, spelled S-H-R-E-D-D-E-R.

Definition

1
A person who shreds or tears something.
2
A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.
3
A program that overwrites deleted data to prevent recovery.
4
Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
5
One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.

Etymology

From shred + -er.

This word in other languages

trituradora(Español)broyeur(Français)Schredder(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hsredder
sherdder
shhredder
shrdeder
shredderr
shreddre
shrededr
shreder
shrredder
srhedder
sshredder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shredder - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "shredder"

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 "shredder"?

"shredder" is spelled S-H-R-E-D-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/.

What does "shredder" mean?

As a noun, "shredder" means: A person who shreds or tears something.

What words are commonly confused with "shredder"?

"shredder" is commonly confused with "shudder", "spreader", "shredded". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "shredder"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shredder" is /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/. 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 "shredder"?

From shred + -er. 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 "shredder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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