defigure
/dɪˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/
"defigure" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“defigure” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To delineate, to depict.
Corpus desk
Index EN-defigure · defigure · English
defigure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | defigure |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “defigure” in English
Rare enough to double-check
defigure is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
defigure has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + figure. The correct English form is defigure, spelled D-E-F-I-G-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1To delineate, to depict.
- 2to disfigure
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how defigure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
These two stones as they are here defigured.
Etymology
From de- + figure.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.