# shortest

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃɔːtɪst/ · frequency rank #13,609

## Definitions
1. superlative form of short: most short; Least in stature, length or height.

## Easily confused with
- **shorts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortest-vs-shorts)
- **shortlist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortest-vs-shortlist)
- **shortness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortest-vs-shortness)
- **shores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shores-vs-shortest)
- **shorter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-shortest)
- **shorten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorten-vs-shortest)
- **shorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorted-vs-shortest)
- **shortcut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortcut-vs-shortest)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsortest`, `shhortest`, `shoretst`, `shorrtest`, `shortesst`, `shortestt`, `shortets`, `shortset`, `shorttest`, `shotrest`, `shrotest`, `sohrtest`, `sshortest`

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