defin
verb
defin is spelled D-E-F-I-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, defin means “To remove the fins from” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in defin?
| Letters | 5: D-E-F-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 defin?
Defin appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
What rhymes with defin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as defin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fiend, endif, indef.
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 defin
- defins present, singular, he/she/it
- definning participle, present
- definned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove the fins from.
Fishers definning sharks and throwing them back in the water to die
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).