shorter
short·er/ˈʃɔɹtɚ/adjective, noun
shorter is spelled S-H-O-R-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (short·er). It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shorter means “comparative form of short: more short” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shorter?
| Letters | 7: S-H-O-R-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: short·er |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,934th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shorter?
Shorter appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th 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 shorter?
- UK /ˈʃɔːtə/
- US /ˈʃɔɹtɚ/
- US [ˈʃɔɹɾɚ]
Shorter has 2 syllables, split short·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-shorter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shorter?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shorter from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹtəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shorter
- shorters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shorter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
comparative form of short: more short.
There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.
noun
- 1
colloquialA short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
- 2
UKobsoleteslangOne who makes a dishonest profit by clipping and filing coins.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).