defs
"defs" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“defs” is uncommon English (frequency #96,923 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,923
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Definitely.
Corpus desk
Index EN-defs · defs · English
defs · rank #96,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,923
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dehydrator
Nearest frequency peer: dehydrator (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “defs”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- defibrillat…
defibrillation
3,081 corpus weight
- defiles
defiles
3,080 corpus weight
- defs
defs
3,078 corpus weight
- dehydrator
dehydrator
3,077 corpus weight
- Delamere
Delamere
3,076 corpus weight
- demographer
demographer
3,074 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “defs” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | defs |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #96,923 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “defs” in English
Rare enough to double-check
defs is uncommon English at frequency #96,923 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Definitely.".
defs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Possibly def + -s (“used in the formation of certain English adverbs”). The correct English form is defs, spelled D-E-F-S.
Definition
- 1Definitely.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how defs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"I agree she's defs picking on you," Molly began, and then fell suddenly silent, her gaze locked on a figure striding across the lawn.
Liar was the one thing making Mondays that little bit more satisfying since it started on ITV six weeks ago. But with last night's season finale, we're left feeling a bit empty. The good news is, there's DEFS going to be a series two. YAY.
Etymology
Possibly def + -s (“used in the formation of certain English adverbs”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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