# shutter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃʌt.ə/ · frequency rank #15,507

## Definitions
1. One who shuts or closes something.
2. Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
3. The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.
4. Any other opening and closing device.
5. A panel used to contain freshly poured concrete, which is usually removed when the concrete hardens.

## Etymology
From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.

## Easily confused with
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shutter-vs-sitter)
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shutter-vs-sutter)
- **Sumter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shutter-vs-sumter)
- **shuttle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shutter-vs-shuttle)
- **stutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shutter-vs-stutter)
- **spotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shutter-vs-spotter)
- **setter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-shutter)
- **shelter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelter-vs-shutter)
- **shorter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shutter)
- **shooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shutter)
- **scatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scatter-vs-shutter)
- **shatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shatter-vs-shutter)
- **shudder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shudder-vs-shutter)
- **shifter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shifter-vs-shutter)
- **Shatner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shatner-vs-shutter)
- **Schuster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schuster-vs-shutter)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsutter`, `shhutter`, `shtuter`, `shuter`, `shutetr`, `shutterr`, `shuttre`, `sshutter`, `suhtter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shutter