minify
verb
minify is spelled M-I-N-I-F-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, minify means “To make smaller” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in minify?
| Letters | 6: M-I-N-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 minify?
Minify appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 minify?
- 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-minify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of minify
- minifies present, singular, he/she/it
- minifying participle, present
- minified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make smaller.
- 2
To reduce in apparent size, as for example objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens.
- 3
To remove white space and unnecessary characters from source code in order to reduce its size.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Minify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make smaller:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verkleinern |
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 minify come from?
From mini- + -fy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).