short-tempered
"short-tempered" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“short-tempered” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-short-tempered · short-tempered · English
short-tempered · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | short-tempered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “short-tempered” in English
Rare enough to double-check
short-tempered is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how short-tempered appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She is so short-tempered that people avoid her company.
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.