Shreve

name

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"shreve" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Shreve” is uncommon English (frequency #72,761 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,761
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shreve · Shreve · English

Shreve · rank #72,761 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,761
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shrift

Nearest frequency peer: shrift (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Shreve”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Shreve” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Shreve
PropertyValue
HeadwordShreve
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,761
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Shreve” in English

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).Shrevefalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “shrift” (#72,762), “shitfaced” (#72,759), “SIGINT” (#72,763). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Shreve” is #72,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Shreve is uncommon English at frequency #72,761 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Shreve in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Shreve, spelled S-H-R-E-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Shreve appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Israel Shreve, an American colonel of the Continental Army

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 "Shreve"?
"Shreve" is spelled S-H-R-E-V-E.
What does "Shreve" mean?
As a proper noun, "Shreve" means: A surname.
What language does "Shreve" come from?
"Shreve" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shrift#72,762SIGINT#72,763Shayna#72,756Solvay#72,777

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list