embedded
/ɪmˈbɛdɪd/
"embedded" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“embedded” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,416
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-embedded · embedded · English
embedded · rank #8,416 · 10 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #8,416
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH economies
Nearest frequency peer: economies (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “embedded”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- doubled
doubled
91,588 corpus weight
- doubles
doubles
91,587 corpus weight
- economies
economies
91,586 corpus weight
- embedded
embedded
91,585 corpus weight
- emerge
emerge
91,584 corpus weight
- excluded
excluded
91,583 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “embedded” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embedded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “embedded” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around embedded (IPA /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,416 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for embedded, with forms such as "ebmedded", "embbedded", and "embdeded". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "embodied", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From embed + -ed. The correct English form is embedded, spelled E-M-B-E-D-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
- 2Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.
- 3Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how embedded appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near Maldonado I saw estuary shells of recent species embedded in clay, and raised above the level of a neighbouring fresh-water lake.
That is, a program which will execute in an embedded target computer is developed on a host computer which offers extensive support facilities.
Etymology
From embed + -ed.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ebmedded
- embbedded
- embdeded
- embeddde
- embeddedd
- embeded
- embededd
- emebdded
- emmbedded
- mebedded
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embedded - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "embedded", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
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- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,416 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.