shortbread
noun
shortbread is spelled S-H-O-R-T-B-R-E-A-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shortbread means “A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shortbread is shortbreads.
How many letters and syllables are in shortbread?
| Letters | 10: S-H-O-R-T-B-R-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is shortbread?
Shortbread appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shortbread?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shortbread.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shortbread
- shortbreads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shortbread mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shortbread in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense biscuit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sablé |
| German | Butterkeks |
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.
Where does shortbread come from?
From short (“brittle, of pastry”) + bread.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).