defined
de·fined/dɪˈfaɪnd/adjective, verb
defined is spelled D-E-F-I-N-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (de·fined). It appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, defined means “Having a definition or value” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in defined?
| Letters | 7: D-E-F-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·fined |
| In writing | 36 times per million words; the 2,669th 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 defined?
Defined appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th 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 defined?
- UK /dɪˈfʌɪnd/
- US /dɪˈfaɪnd/
Defined has 2 syllables, split de·fined in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-defined.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with defined?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as defined from its last stressed vowel (/aɪnd/):
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 defined
- more defined comparative
- most defined superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defined mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a definition or value.
- 2
Having extreme muscle separation as a result of low body fat.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of define
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Defined in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a definition or value:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.