wall of shame
"wall-of-shame" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wall of shame” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A collection of the worst or most hated entries in a particular subject, medium, field, or for people who have failed to complete a challenge, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wall of shame |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wall of shame” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wall of shame is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A collection of the worst or most hated entries in a particular subject, medium, field, or for people who have failed to complete a challenge, etc.".
No misspelling variants are generated for wall of shame in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Chosen to rhyme with hall of fame and hall of shame. The correct English form is wall of shame, spelled W-A-L-L- -O-F- -S-H-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1A collection of the worst or most hated entries in a particular subject, medium, field, or for people who have failed to complete a challenge, etc.
Etymology
Chosen to rhyme with hall of fame and hall of shame.
This word in other languages
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 “wall of shame”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-A-L-L- -O-F- -S-H-A-M-E - 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.