indite
/ɪnˈdaɪt/verb, noun
indite is spelled I-N-D-I-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, indite means “To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indite?
| Letters | 6: I-N-D-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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 indite?
Indite appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 indite?
- US /ɪnˈdaɪt/
As a noun (“An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral”): /ˈɪndaɪt/.
Indite has 2 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: En-us-indict.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with indite
Sounds like: indict (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with indite?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as indite from its last stressed vowel (/aɪt/):
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 indite
- indites present, singular, he/she/it
- inditing participle, present
- indited participle, past
- endite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe.
- 2
To write (something, especially a literary or artistic work); to compose.
- 3
To dictate (something); to prompt.
- 4
obsoleteTo ask or invite (someone).
- 5
obsoleteTo indict (someone); to accuse; to censure.
noun
- 1
An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | beschriften, beschreiben, vollschreiben , verfassen, niederschreiben, in Worte kleiden |
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 indite come from?
Originally a variant of indict; from Middle English enditen, endyten, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from in- + dictare (“to declare”). Doublet of indict.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).