shirt

/ʃɜːt/

//ʃɜːt// noun

The verdict

“shirt” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,295 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,295
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Camisa.

Key facts for shirt
PropertyValue
Headwordshirt
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɜːt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “shirt” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). shirt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shirt is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,295 among 34,953 “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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Using “shirt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-H-I-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʃɜːt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list