indehiscent
adjective
indehiscent is spelled I-N-D-E-H-I-S-C-E-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indehiscent means “Not dehiscing when mature; not dehiscent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indehiscent?
| Letters | 11: I-N-D-E-H-I-S-C-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 indehiscent?
Indehiscent appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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).
What does indehiscent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not dehiscing when mature; not dehiscent.
The farmer wants indehiscent heads of a cereal which can be gathered without shedding their grain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indehiscent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense botany:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indéhiscent |
| German | Schließ- |
| Spanish | indehiscente |
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 indehiscent come from?
From in- + dehiscent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).