short list
noun
short list is spelled S-H-O-R-T-L-I-S-T: 9 letters. As a noun, short list means “A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of short list is short lists or short-lists.
How many letters and syllables are in short list?
| Letters | 9: S-H-O-R-T-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
Words people confuse with short list
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: shortlist (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of short list
- short lists plural
- shortlist
- short-list
- short-lists plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- short-listing participle, present
- short-listed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does short list mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.
- 2
A list of the highest-ranked (most important) items from a longer list.
- 3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, list.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of short list.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of shortlist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Short list in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Shortlist, engere Auswahl |
| Spanish | preselección, lista corta, terna |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.