indention
in·den·tion/ɪnˈdɛn.ʃən/noun
indention is spelled I-N-D-E-N-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (in·den·tion). It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, indention means “The process of indenting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of indention is indentions.
How many letters and syllables are in indention?
| Letters | 9: I-N-D-E-N-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·den·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 indention?
Indention appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 indention?
- US /ɪnˈdɛn.ʃən/
- Australia /ɪnˈden.ʃən/
- /ənˈden.ʃən/
Indention has 3 syllables, split in·den·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with indention?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as indention from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnʃən/):
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 indention
- indentions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indention mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of indenting.
- 2
The state of being indented.
- 3
An empty space at the beginning of a line to signal the start of a new paragraph.
- 4
archaicSynonym of indentation /dent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does indention come from?
From indent + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).