within
with·in/wɪðˈɪn/preposition, adverb, adjective
within is spelled W-I-T-H-I-N, 2 syllables: with·in. The wrong spelling people search most is whitin: about 350 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 2 in 10 of all searches for the word. Within is a preposition meaning “In the inner part, spatially; physically inside”.
How many letters and syllables are in within?
| Letters | 6: W-I-T-H-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: with·in |
| In writing | 275 times per million words; the 347th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 2; the most searched, whitin, about 350 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How do you spell within?
Within is spelled W-I-T-H-I-N. 2 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 2 in 10 of the searches for within in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is within?
Within appears 275 times per million words in written English, the 347th 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 within?
- US /wɪðˈɪn/
- US /wɪˈθɪn/
- UK /wɪðˈɪn/
Within has 2 syllables, split with·in in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-within.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with within?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as within from its last stressed vowel (/ɪn/):
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 within
- w/i
- w/in
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does within mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
preposition
- 1
In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
within her studio
- 2
In the scope or range of.
within his hearing; her within five seconds of breaking the record; within an inch of falling overboard
- 3
Before the specified duration ends.
Leave here within three days.
adverb
- 1
In or into the interior; inside.
adjective
- 1
In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.
the within appeal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate within?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of within: w/i, w/in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Within in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dedans , avant, d'ici |
| German | in, innerhalb |
| Portuguese | dentro de |
| Spanish | dentro de , adentro |
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 within come from?
From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).