shut it
"shut-it" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shut it” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To stop talking or making noise; to shut up.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shut-it · shut it · English
shut it · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | shut it |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shut it” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shut it is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To stop talking or making noise; to shut up.".
shut it doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: With it referring to a person's mouth. The correct English form is shut it, spelled S-H-U-T- -I-T.
Definition
- 1To stop talking or making noise; to shut up.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shut it appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Shut it! I don't want to hear another word from you!
"If you 'adn't sleepy fits you'd get some work to do, like other men." "Oh, shut it, woman!"
Etymology
With it referring to a person's mouth.
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.