shutoff
"shutoff" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shutoff” is uncommon English (frequency #71,916 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,916
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A valve used to turn something off.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shutoff · shutoff · English
shutoff · rank #71,916 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,916
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH shitbag
Nearest frequency peer: shitbag (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “shutoff”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- shanked
shanked
28,089 corpus weight
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Shehu
28,088 corpus weight
- Sheringham
Sheringham
28,087 corpus weight
- shitbag
shitbag
28,086 corpus weight
- shutoff
shutoff
28,085 corpus weight
- sira
sira
28,082 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “shutoff” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shutoff |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,916 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shutoff” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
shutoff is uncommon English at frequency #71,916 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for shutoff, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from shut off. The correct English form is shutoff, spelled S-H-U-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1A valve used to turn something off.
- 2The act of turning something off.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shutoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The fire raged for hours because they were unable to reach the shutoff for the gas line.
The letter warned of an impending shutoff if payment was not made promptly.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.