shufti
/ˈʃʊf.ti/
"shufti" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shufti” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A brief glance.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shufti |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃʊf.ti/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shufti” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for shufti is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʃʊf.ti/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A brief glance.".
Zero misspellings are on record for shufti in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: UK 1940s, originally military slang. From Egyptian Arabic شُفْتِ، شُفْتِي (šufti, “have you seen?”, literally “you saw”), a conjugation of شَاف (šāf, “to see”). The correct English form is shufti, spelled S-H-U-F-T-I.
Definition
- 1A brief glance.
Etymology
UK 1940s, originally military slang. From Egyptian Arabic شُفْتِ، شُفْتِي (šufti, “have you seen?”, literally “you saw”), a conjugation of شَاف (šāf, “to see”).
Synonyms
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.
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Using “shufti”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-U-F-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʃʊf.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.