# shortened

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈʃɔːtənd/ · frequency rank #15,058

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of shorten

## Easily confused with
- **softened** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortened-vs-softened)
- **shorten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorten-vs-shortened)
- **shorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorted-vs-shortened)
- **sharpened** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharpened-vs-shortened)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hsortened`, `shhortened`, `shoretned`, `shorrtened`, `shorteend`, `shortende`, `shortenedd`, `shortenned`, `shortneed`, `shorttened`, `shotrened`, `shrotened`, `sohrtened`, `sshortened`

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