Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indebt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
in-debt
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring into debt; to place under obligation.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English endetten, Old French endetter, from en- + detter, from dette (“debt”), by surface analysis, in- + debt. See debt.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: endetten, endetter

Usage

Inflected Forms

indebts (present, singular) indebting (participle, present) indebted (participle, past) indebted (past)

Derived Forms

indebted

Questions

What does indebt mean?
To bring into debt; to place under obligation.
Where does indebt come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce indebt

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “indebt”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “indebt”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “indebt” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.