shut-off
"shut-off" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shut-off” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of shutoff, often used attributively.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shut-off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shut-off” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for shut-off is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. 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: "Alternative spelling of shutoff, often used attributively.".
shut-off has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from shut off. The correct English form is shut-off, spelled S-H-U-T---O-F-F.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of shutoff, often used attributively.
Etymology
Deverbal from shut off.
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 “shut-off”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-U-T---O-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.