# ssh

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,914

## Definitions
1. A program and protocol for securely logging in to and running programs on remote machines across a network, with encryption to protect the transferred information and authentication to ensure that the remote machine is the one desired.

## Etymology
Abbreviation of secure shell.

## Easily confused with
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-su)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sw)
- **SV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sv)
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sy)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sun)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sub)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sum)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sue)
- **SUV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-suv)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sup)
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-std)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sta)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-str)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sts)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-stu)
- **Syd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-syd)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sti)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sus)
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sui)
- **syn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-syn)

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