embedded
/ɪmˈbɛdɪd/adjective, verb
embedded is spelled E-M-B-E-D-D-E-D. The wrong spelling people search most is embeded: about 170 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 15 of all searches for the word. Embedded is an adjective meaning “Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted”.
How many letters and syllables are in embedded?
| Letters | 8: E-M-B-E-D-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, embeded, about 170 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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).
How do you spell embedded?
Embedded is spelled E-M-B-E-D-D-E-D. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 15 of the searches for embedded 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 embedded?
Embedded appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th 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 embedded?
- UK /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/
- UK /ɛmˈbɛdɪd/
Embedded has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-embedded.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of embedded
- more embedded comparative
- most embedded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does embedded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
- 2
Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.
- 3
Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of embed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Embedded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | imbriqué, incrusté, inclus |
| German | eingebettet |
| Portuguese | incrustado, embutido |
| Spanish | empotrado, incrustado, embebido |
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 embedded come from?
From embed + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).