# shorter

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃɔːtə/ · frequency rank #4,981

## Definitions
1. comparative form of short: more short.

## Easily confused with
- **shower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shower)
- **shorts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shorts)
- **sorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-sorted)
- **shorty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shorty)
- **shortly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shortly)
- **starter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-starter)
- **smarter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-smarter)
- **shouted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shouted)
- **shutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shutter)
- **spotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-spotter)
- **shortest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shortest)
- **short** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/short-vs-shorter)
- **shore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shore-vs-shorter)
- **shores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shores-vs-shorter)
- **scorer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scorer-vs-shorter)
- **shelter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelter-vs-shorter)
- **shooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shorter)
- **scooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooter-vs-shorter)
- **shorten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorten-vs-shorter)
- **sharper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shorter)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsorter`, `shhorter`, `shoretr`, `shorrter`, `shorterr`, `shortre`, `shortter`, `shotrer`, `shroter`, `sohrter`, `sshorter`

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