# shortcoming

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #49,046

## Definitions
1. A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.

## Etymology
From short + coming.

## Easily confused with
- **shortcomings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortcoming-vs-shortcomings)

## Common misspellings (18)
`hsortcoming`, `shhortcoming`, `shorctoming`, `shorrtcoming`, `shortccoming`, `shortcmoing`, `shortcoimng`, `shortcomign`, `shortcomingg`, `shortcominng`, `shortcomming`, `shortcomnig`, `shortocming`, `shorttcoming`, `shotrcoming`, `shrotcoming`, `sohrtcoming`, `sshortcoming`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shortcoming