short-tempered
"short-tempered" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“short-tempered” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | short-tempered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “short-tempered” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for short-tempered is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.".
Zero misspellings are on record for short-tempered in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, short temper + -ed. The correct English form is short-tempered, spelled S-H-O-R-T---T-E-M-P-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.
Etymology
By surface analysis, short temper + -ed.
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 “short-tempered”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-O-R-T---T-E-M-P-E-R-E-D - 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.