shirt

/ʃɜːt/

//ʃɜːt// noun

The verdict

“shirt” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,295 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,295
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Camisa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-shirt · shirt · Spanish

shirt · rank #67,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,295
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH ships

Nearest frequency peer: ships (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “shirt”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “shirt” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shirt
PropertyValue
Headwordshirt
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɜːt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “shirt” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.shirtcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ships” (#67,294), “sibila” (#67,296), “sicilianos” (#67,297). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “shirt” va en #67,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shirt is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,295 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃɜːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Camisa.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for shirt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is shirt, spelled S-H-I-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Camisa.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shirt"?
"shirt" is spelled S-H-I-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɜːt/.
What does "shirt" mean?
As a noun, "shirt" means: Camisa.
How do you pronounce "shirt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shirt" is /ʃɜːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shirt" come from?
"shirt" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list