embed

/ɪmˈbɛd/

//ɪmˈbɛd// verb

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"embed" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“embed” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,154
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-embed · embed · English

embed · rank #31,154 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,154
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH electrostatic

Nearest frequency peer: electrostatic (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “embed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “embed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

embed vs eyed
60% similar
embed vs ended
60% similar
embed vs ember
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for embed
PropertyValue
Headwordembed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪmˈbɛd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,154
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “embed”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).embedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “electrostatic” (#31,153), “empathetic” (#31,155), “EFL” (#31,152). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “embed” is #31,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around embed (IPA /ɪmˈbɛd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,154 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for embed, with forms such as "ebmed", "embbed", and "embde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "eyed", "ended", "ember", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From em- + bed. The correct English form is embed, spelled E-M-B-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
  2. 2
    To include (something) in surrounding matter.
  3. 3
    To encapsulate within another document or data file.
  4. 4
    To define a one-to-one function from one set to another so that certain properties of the domain are preserved when considering the image as a subset of the codomain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how embed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. to embed something in clay, mortar, or sand
  2. To the man himself [Samuel Taylor Coleridge] Nature had given, in high measure, the seeds of a noble endowment; […] but imbedded in such weak laxity of character, in such indolences and esuriences as had made strange work with it.

Etymology

From em- + bed.

This word in other languages

embutir(Español)insérer(Français)betten(Deutsch)encaixar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmed
  • embbed
  • embde
  • embedd
  • emebd
  • emmbed
  • mebed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ebmed2embbed1embde2embedd1emebd2emmbed1mebed2
Edit distance from "embed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "embed"?
"embed" is spelled E-M-B-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪmˈbɛd/.
What does "embed" mean?
As a verb, "embed" means: To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
What words are commonly confused with "embed"?
"embed" is commonly confused with "eyed", "ended", "ember". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embed" is /ɪmˈbɛd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "embed"?
From em- + bed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "embed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doped#31,146deuce#31,135Freya#31,180geeky#31,191

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Guiana7 variantsHerod7 variantshurrah7 variantsBevan7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list