shroom
/ʃɹuːm/
"shroom" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shroom” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shroom · shroom · English
shroom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shroom |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃɹuːm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shroom” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shroom is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃɹuːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for shroom, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of mushroom. The correct English form is shroom, spelled S-H-R-O-O-M.
Definition
- 1A magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus.
- 2Any mushroom.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shroom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dosage: The typical amount of beginner “shroom” dosage ranges from 1.5 grams of dried shrooms for a mild experience, to 3.5 grams for an intense experience.
These succulent little shrooms from pop culture scholar Lena Lencek will drive everyone back for seconds.
Etymology
Clipping of mushroom.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.