shut-eye
/ˈʃʌtaɪ/
"shut-eye" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shut-eye” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sleep.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shut-eye · shut-eye · English
shut-eye · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | shut-eye |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃʌtaɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shut-eye” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shut-eye is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃʌtaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sleep.".
Zero misspellings are on record for shut-eye in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From shut + eye. The correct English form is shut-eye, spelled S-H-U-T---E-Y-E.
Definition
- 1Sleep.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shut-eye appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
With the night so quiet and peaceful, though, there was nothing he could do except return to camp and try to get a little shut-eye himself.
To make matters worse, he sorely needs some shut-eye. “Not to get into it, but I’m not a great sleeper,” he says, reaching out of frame for his coffee.
Etymology
From shut + eye.
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.