shrug off
"shrug-off" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shrug off” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shrug-off · shrug off · English
shrug off · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | shrug off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shrug off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shrug off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for shrug off in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is shrug off, spelled S-H-R-U-G- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.
- 2To dispose of, rid oneself of, in a careless or effortless manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shrug off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He shrugged off the insults and proceeded despite them.
Manchester United shrugged off injuries to Phil Jones and Ashley Young to thrash a lifeless Fulham side.
This word in other languages
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.