shortener
short·en·er/ˈʃɔɹtənɚ/noun
shortener is spelled S-H-O-R-T-E-N-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (short·en·er). It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shortener means “One who, or that which, shortens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shortener is shorteners.
How many letters and syllables are in shortener?
| Letters | 9: S-H-O-R-T-E-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: short·en·er |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 shortener?
Shortener appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 shortener?
- US /ˈʃɔɹtənɚ/
- UK /ˈʃɔːtənə/
Shortener has 3 syllables, split short·en·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shortener
- shorteners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shortener mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, shortens.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shortener come from?
From shorten + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).