indiscreet
/ɪndɪsˈkɹiːt/adjective
indiscreet is spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-E-E-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indiscreet means “Not discreet; lacking in discretion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indiscreet?
| Letters | 10: I-N-D-I-S-C-R-E-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 indiscreet?
Indiscreet appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 indiscreet?
- /ɪndɪsˈkɹiːt/
Indiscreet has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-indiscreet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with indiscreet
Sounds like: indiscrete (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with indiscreet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as indiscreet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: iridescent, indiscrete.
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 indiscreet
- indiscreeter comparative
- indiscreetest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indiscreet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not discreet; lacking in discretion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indiscreet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not discreet; wanting in discretion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indiscret |
| German | unbedachtsam, unbesonnen, unüberlegt |
| Portuguese | indiscreto, imprudente |
| Spanish | indiscreto |
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 indiscreet come from?
From in- + discreet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).