indiscrete
in·dis·crete/ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹit/adjective
indiscrete is spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-E-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (in·dis·crete). It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indiscrete means “Not discrete mathematically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indiscrete?
| Letters | 10: I-N-D-I-S-C-R-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·dis·crete |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 indiscrete?
Indiscrete appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 indiscrete?
- UK /ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹiːt/
- US /ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹit/
- /ˌən.dəsˈkɹiːt/
Indiscrete has 3 syllables, split in·dis·crete in writing.
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 indiscrete
Sounds like: indiscreet (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with indiscrete?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as indiscrete from its last stressed vowel (/it/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: iridescent, indiscreet.
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 indiscrete
- indiscreter comparative
- indiscretest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indiscrete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not discrete mathematically.
- 2
Not divided into discrete parts.
- 3
obsoleteObsolete form of indiscreet.
- 4
having at most two open sets
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does indiscrete come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin indiscrētus (“unseparated”). See also indiscreet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).