shutdowns

noun

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"shutdowns" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shutdowns” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,634
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of shutdown

Corpus desk

Index EN-shutdowns · shutdowns · English

shutdowns · rank #49,634 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,634
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shellac

Nearest frequency peer: shellac (-2 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 “shutdowns”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “shutdowns” 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).

shutdowns vs shutdown
89% similar

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

Key facts for shutdowns
PropertyValue
Headwordshutdowns
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,634
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shutdowns”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).shutdownslands 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 “shellac” (#49,632), “Sif” (#49,636), “shapely” (#49,631). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shutdowns” is #49,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around shutdowns, anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,634 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of shutdown".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for shutdowns, with forms such as "hsutdowns", "shhutdowns", and "shtudowns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "shutdown", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is shutdowns, spelled S-H-U-T-D-O-W-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of shutdown

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The employment rate was so far behind, there were many company shutdowns.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsutdowns
  • shhutdowns
  • shtudowns
  • shudtowns
  • shutddowns
  • shutdonws
  • shutdownns
  • shutdownss
  • shutdowsn
  • shutdowwns
  • shutdwons
  • shutodwns
  • shuttdowns
  • sshutdowns
  • suhtdowns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shutdowns - 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.

hsutdowns2shhutdowns1shtudowns2shudtowns2shutddowns1shutdonws2shutdownns1shutdownss1
Edit distance from "shutdowns"

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 "shutdowns"?
"shutdowns" is spelled S-H-U-T-D-O-W-N-S.
What does "shutdowns" mean?
As a noun, "shutdowns" means: plural of shutdown
What words are commonly confused with "shutdowns"?
"shutdowns" is commonly confused with "shutdown". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "shutdowns" come from?
"shutdowns" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shutdowns", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list