# embody

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈbɒdi/ · frequency rank #23,257

## Definitions
1. To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
2. To represent in some other form, such as a code of laws.
3. To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.
4. To unite in a body or mass.

## Etymology
From Latin em- + body.

## Easily confused with
- **ebony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ebony-vs-embody)
- **embed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/embed-vs-embody)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ebmody`, `embbody`, `embdoy`, `emboddy`, `embodyy`, `emboyd`, `emmbody`, `emobdy`, `mebody`

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