int
adjective, noun, verb, contraction
int is spelled I-N-T: 3 letters. It appears 6.2 times per million words in written English, the 9,735th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, int means “Clipping of intermediate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in int?
| Letters | 3: I-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | 6.2 times per million words; the 9,735th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 int?
Int appears 6.2 times per million words in written English, the 9,735th 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 int?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-int.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with int?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as int.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tin, nit.
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 int
- ints plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- inting participle, present
- inted participle, past
- in't
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does int mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Clipping of intermediate.
- 2
Clipping of international.
- 3
Clipping of interior, describing the location of a shot in a film script, etc.
verb
- 1
To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team
- 2
To make a bad play, even if it's unintentional.
Sorry guys, I inted. I thought I could get the kill and then get out.
- 3
To ruin a match or a specific part of a match by intentionally or unintentionally dying or making bad plays
Why are you inting my lane?
- 4
To make someone lose a match by (mostly) intentionally or unintentionally dying
Whenever I meet him again, I will gladly int him.
contraction
- 1
colloquialis not; isn't
In't it ready yit?
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of intelligence.
- 2
Initialism of intelligence point.
- 3
Abbreviation of interrupt.
- 4
Abbreviation of interception.
noun
- 1
Clipping of integer.
- 2
Clipping of intelligence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does int come from?
Apparently a back-formation from inting, which is a shortening of intentional / intentionally feeding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).