shift

/ʃɪft/

//ʃɪft// noun

The verdict

“shift” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,488
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-shift · shift · Portuguese

shift · rank #25,488 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,488
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH serotonina

Nearest frequency peer: serotonina (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “shift”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “shift” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

shift vs ship
60% similar
shift vs shit
80% similar
shift vs shirt
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for shift
PropertyValue
Headwordshift
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɪft/
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,488
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “shift”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.shiftcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “serotonina” (#25,487), “sinónimo” (#25,490), “revezamento” (#25,479). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “shift” fica em #25,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around shift (IPA /ʃɪft/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,488 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for shift, with forms such as "hsift", "shfit", and "shhift". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ship", "shit", "shirt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is shift, spelled S-H-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    turno
  2. 2
    troca, desvio
  3. 3
    câmbio, marcha

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsift
  • shfit
  • shhift
  • shifft
  • shiftt
  • shitf
  • sihft
  • sshift

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shift - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hsift2shfit2shhift1shifft1shiftt1shitf2sihft2sshift1
Edit distance from "shift"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shift"?
"shift" is spelled S-H-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɪft/.
What does "shift" mean?
As a noun, "shift" means: turno
What words are commonly confused with "shift"?
"shift" is commonly confused with "ship", "shit", "shirt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shift" is /ʃɪft/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shift" come from?
"shift" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list