defrag
/diːˈfɹæɡ/verb
defrag is spelled D-E-F-R-A-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, defrag means “Clipping of defragment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in defrag?
| Letters | 6: D-E-F-R-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 defrag?
Defrag appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 defrag?
- UK /diːˈfɹæɡ/
Defrag has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-defrag.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with defrag?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as defrag from its last stressed vowel (/æɡ/, 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 defrag
- defrags present, singular, he/she/it
- defragging participle, present
- defragged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defrag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Clipping of defragment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does defrag come from?
Shortened from defragment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).