# shredder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #30,223

## Definitions
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.

## Easily confused with
- **shudder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shredder-vs-shudder)
- **spreader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shredder-vs-spreader)
- **shredded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shredded-vs-shredder)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsredder`, `sherdder`, `shhredder`, `shrdeder`, `shredderr`, `shreddre`, `shrededr`, `shreder`, `shrredder`, `srhedder`, `sshredder`

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