defilade
/dɛfɪˈleɪd/verb, noun
defilade is spelled D-E-F-I-L-A-D-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, defilade means “To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in defilade?
| Letters | 8: D-E-F-I-L-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is defilade?
Defilade appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 defilade?
- UK /dɛfɪˈleɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with defilade?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as defilade from its last stressed vowel (/eɪd/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of defilade
- defilades present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- defilading participle, present
- defiladed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defilade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.
noun
- 1
A fortification having such protection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).