destine
/ˈdɛstɪn/verb
destine is spelled D-E-S-T-I-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, destine means “To preordain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in destine?
| Letters | 7: D-E-S-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is destine?
Destine appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 destine?
- /ˈdɛstɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-destine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of destine
- destines present, singular, he/she/it
- destining participle, present
- destined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does destine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To preordain.
- 2
To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use.
- 3
To attribute a particular destination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Destine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to assign for a use:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | bestimmen, vorbestimmen |
| Spanish | destinar |
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.
Where does destine come from?
From Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner. Doublet of destinate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).