defriend
"defriend" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“defriend” 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 remove from one's list of friends (e.g. on a social networking website).
Corpus desk
Index EN-defriend · defriend · English
defriend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | defriend |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “defriend” in English
Rare enough to double-check
defriend is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To remove from one's list of friends (e.g. on a social networking website).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for defriend, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + friend. The correct English form is defriend, spelled D-E-F-R-I-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1To remove from one's list of friends (e.g. on a social networking website).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how defriend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
2005, Schmitt et al, Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design But why subject myself and friends to the awkward social construct of being virtually "defriended" because I want to save some space on a Web page?
Likewise, the actions of friending or defriending someone send out messages of their own.
Etymology
From de- + friend.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.