shortie
noun, adjective
shortie is spelled S-H-O-R-T-I-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shortie means “Something or someone that is shorter than normal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shortie is shorties.
How many letters and syllables are in shortie?
| Letters | 7: S-H-O-R-T-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 shortie?
Shortie appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 shortie?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-shortie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shortie
- shorties plural
- shorty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shortie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomething or someone that is shorter than normal.
That squirrel is a shortie.
- 2
informalA short-handed goal.
They got a shortie at the start of the third.
- 3
Alternative form of shorty (“child”).
- 4
Alternative form of shorty (“attractive young female”).
- 5
Alternative form of shorty (“girlfriend”).
- 6
slangShortbread.
adjective
- 1
informalShorter than normal, especially of clothing.
a shortie gown; a shortie jacket
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shortie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something or someone that is shorter than normal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | tampinha |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shortie come from?
From short + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).