int
"int" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“int” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,770 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #9,770
- frequency rank, English
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | int |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #9,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “int” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for int is 3 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #9,770 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for int in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "is", "it", "IV", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Apparently a back-formation from inting, which is a shortening of intentional / intentionally feeding. The correct English form is int, spelled I-N-T.
Definition
- 1To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team
- 2To make a bad play, even if it's unintentional.
- 3To ruin a match or a specific part of a match by intentionally or unintentionally dying or making bad plays
- 4To make someone lose a match by (mostly) intentionally or unintentionally dying
Etymology
Apparently a back-formation from inting, which is a shortening of intentional / intentionally feeding.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “int”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “is” - see the side-by-side comparison. int vs is
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.