typedef
/ˈtaɪ̯pdɛf/noun
typedef is spelled T-Y-P-E-D-E-F: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, typedef means “A statement that declares a name for a data type” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of typedef is typedefs.
How many letters and syllables are in typedef?
| Letters | 7: T-Y-P-E-D-E-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 typedef?
Typedef appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 typedef?
- /ˈtaɪ̯pdɛf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-typedef.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of typedef
- typedefs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does typedef mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A statement that declares a name for a data type.
- 2
A name that has been declared by such a statement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does typedef come from?
From type and definition; originally a keyword in the C programming language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).