# short vs start

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### short
*noun · IPA [ˈʃoɾt̪] · frequency rank #12,056*
Pantalón muy corto.

### start
*verb · IPA /stɑːt/ · frequency rank #18,393*
Empezar, comenzar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/short-vs-start