emboldened

verb

"emboldened" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emboldened” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,869
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of embolden

Key facts for emboldened
PropertyValue
Headwordemboldened
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,869
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “emboldened” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). emboldened lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around emboldened, averb. Corpus frequency is #34,869 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of embolden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for emboldened, with forms such as "ebmoldened", "embboldened", and "emblodened". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is emboldened, spelled E-M-B-O-L-D-E-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of embolden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmoldened
  • embboldened
  • emblodened
  • embodlened
  • embolddened
  • emboldeend
  • emboldende
  • emboldenedd
  • emboldenned
  • emboldneed
  • emboledned
  • embolldened
  • emmboldened
  • emobldened
  • meboldened

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emboldened - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ebmoldened2embboldened1emblodened2embodlened2embolddened1emboldeend2emboldende2emboldenedd1
Edit distance from "emboldened"

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 "emboldened"?
"emboldened" is spelled E-M-B-O-L-D-E-N-E-D.
What does "emboldened" mean?
As a verb, "emboldened" means: simple past and past participle of embolden
What are common misspellings of "emboldened"?
Common misspellings include "ebmoldened", "embboldened", "emblodened", "embodlened", "embolddened". The correct spelling is "emboldened".
What language does "emboldened" come from?
"emboldened" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “emboldened”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-M-B-O-L-D-E-N-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list