instil
/ɪnˈstɪl/verb
instil is spelled I-N-S-T-I-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, instil means “Australia, Ireland, and UK standard spelling of instill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in instil?
| Letters | 6: I-N-S-T-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is instil?
Instil appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 instil?
- /ɪnˈstɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-instill.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-instill.wav, En-au-instill.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of instil
- instils present, singular, he/she/it
- instilling participle, present
- instilled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does instil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Australia, Ireland, and UK standard spelling of instill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).