indef
adjective, noun, verb
indef is spelled I-N-D-E-F: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indef means “Abbreviation of indefinite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indef?
| Letters | 5: I-N-D-E-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 indef?
Indef appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 indef?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-indef.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with indef?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as indef.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fiend, endif, defin.
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 indef
- indef.
- indefs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- indeffing participle, present
- indeffed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indef mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of indefinite.
noun
- 1
The action of blocking or banning a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time.
An indef seems the only way to stem the flow of disruption from this user.
verb
- 1
To block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time.
I indeffed the editor based on the legal threat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does indef come from?
Shortened from indefinite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).