shucks

/ʃʌks/

//ʃʌks// intj

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

The verdict

“shucks” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,487. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,487
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shucks · shucks · English

shucks · rank #44,487 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,487
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shoestring

Nearest frequency peer: shoestring (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “shucks”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

shucks vs suck
67% similar
shucks vs stuck
67% similar
shucks vs sucks
83% similar

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

Key facts for shucks
PropertyValue
Headwordshucks
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ʃʌks/
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,487
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shucks”

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).shuckslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “shoestring” (#44,486), “shimmy” (#44,485), “Sitka” (#44,489). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shucks” is #44,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around shucks (IPA /ʃʌks/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #44,487 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for shucks, with forms such as "hsucks", "shcuks", and "shhucks". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "suck", "stuck", "sucks", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From shuck (“something valueless”). The correct English form is shucks, spelled S-H-U-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
  2. 2
    A bashful expression of thanks.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Shucks. It's too bad you can't make it to the party.
  2. Aw, shucks, ma'am, catching those wild horses was easy.

Etymology

From shuck (“something valueless”).

This word in other languages

vaya(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsucks
  • shcuks
  • shhucks
  • shuccks
  • shuckks
  • shuckss
  • shucsk
  • shukcs
  • sshucks
  • suhcks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shucks - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hsucks2shcuks2shhucks1shuccks1shuckks1shuckss1shucsk2shukcs2
Edit distance from "shucks"

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 "shucks"?
"shucks" is spelled S-H-U-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃʌks/.
What does "shucks" mean?
As an interjection, "shucks" means: Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
What words are commonly confused with "shucks"?
"shucks" is commonly confused with "suck", "stuck", "sucks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shucks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shucks" is /ʃʌks/. 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 "shucks"?
From shuck (“something valueless”). 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 "shucks", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

shimmy#44,485sleaze#44,490Sendai#44,479stator#44,503

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rotator10 variantsroebuck10 variantsRobison10 variantssunbeam10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list