# embedding

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,905

## Definitions
1. The act or process by which one thing is embedded in another.
2. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.
3. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.
4. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.
5. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.
6. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.
7. A representation of a unit of text (such as a word or token) as a vector, which encodes the context in which it is used.

## Etymology
From embed + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **embodying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/embedding-vs-embodying)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ebmedding`, `embbedding`, `embdeding`, `embeddign`, `embeddingg`, `embeddinng`, `embeddnig`, `embedidng`, `embeding`, `emebdding`, `emmbedding`, `mebedding`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/embedding