Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short film

/ˈʃɔːt ˈfɪlm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: short- -film
IPA: /ˈʃɔːt ˈfɪlm/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any motion picture not long enough to be considered a feature film.

Inflected Forms

short films (plural)

Phrases

feature film

Frequently Paired Words

feature film

Questions

How do you pronounce short film?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɔːt ˈfɪlm/.
What does short film mean?: Any motion picture not long enough to be considered a feature film.

How to pronounce short film

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