inject
/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/verb
inject is spelled I-N-J-E-C-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, inject means “To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inject?
| Letters | 6: I-N-J-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is inject?
Inject appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 inject?
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/
Inject 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inject.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inject
- injects present, singular, he/she/it
- injecting participle, present
- injected participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inject mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
The nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.
- 2
To introduce (something) suddenly or violently.
Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency into the British music scene.
- 3
To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
Now lie back while we inject you with the anesthetic.
- 4
To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.
It's been a week since I stopped injecting, and I'm still in withdrawal.
- 5
To introduce (code) into an existing program or its memory space, often without tight integration and sometimes through a security vulnerability.
- 6
obsoleteTo cast or throw; used with on.
- 7
To introduce or add (something that is different or foreign).
inject something into orbit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inject in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | injecter |
| German | injizieren, spritzen, einspritzen |
| Portuguese | injetar |
| Spanish | inyectar |
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 inject come from?
From Latin iniectus, injectus, participle of iniciō, injiciō (“to throw in”), from in- + iaciō (“I throw”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).