Shortest Words in the English Dictionary and Their Meaning

Following is the list of some of the shortest words in the English dictionary. Most of the words are two-letter words. We have chosen the commonly used shortest words for this list. You can also see the list of longest words in English.

1. I – Pronoun used to refer to oneself.
2. A – An indefinite article.
3. An – Used before words starting with a vowel sound.
4. Am – A form of the verb “to be.”
5. Is – Third-person singular of “to be.”
6. Be – To exist or live.
7. He – Third-person masculine pronoun.
8. Me – Object form of “I.”
9. We – First-person plural pronoun.
10. Do – To perform or execute.
11. To – Preposition or infinitive marker.
12. So – To a high degree; also, therefore.
13. In – Indicates location or state.
14. It – Neutral third-person pronoun.
15. If – Introduces a conditional clause.
16. On – Position above and touching.
17. At – Specifies location or time.
18. Of – Expressing distance or separation.
19. Up – Towards a higher position.
20. By – Indicates the agent in a passive voice or a means.
21. My – Belonging to me.
22. No – Negating a statement or question.
23. Or – Connects alternatives.
24. Go – To move from one place to another.
25. Hi – Informal greeting.
26. As – To the same degree or extent.
27. Ox – A domesticated bovine animal.
28. Pi – Mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14159.
29. Ex – Former.
30. Lo – Look, see (archaic).
31. Ma – Mother.
32. Pa – Father.
33. La – Note of the diatonic scale.
34. Re – Second note of the diatonic scale; also, regarding in emails.
35. Aw – An expression of mild disappointment or awe.
36. Ad – Advertisement.
37. TV – Television.
38. Us – First-person plural object pronoun.
39. Ax – A tool for chopping.
40. Oh – Expression of surprise or emphasis.
41. Um – Filler word in speech.
42. Ha – Sound denoting laughter.
43. He – Male pronoun.
44. Yo – Informal greeting or attention-getter.
45. Bi – Bisexual.
46. Li – A Chinese unit of distance.
47. Mu – The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
48. Nu – The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. Xi – The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet.
50. Pi – The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet; also, the mathematical constant.

There is a large number of more two-letter words. To keep it manageable, the above list composed only of common short words. Let us know if you can suggest any more words that must be part of the above list.