build in
/bɪldˈɪn/
"build-in" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“build in” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | build in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /bɪldˈɪn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “build in” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for build in is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɪldˈɪn/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for build in in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is build in, spelled B-U-I-L-D- -I-N.
Definition
- 1to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity
- 2to build something in the interior of an entity
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “build in”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-U-I-L-D- -I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɪldˈɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.