imbed
verb
imbed is spelled I-M-B-E-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “embed vs imbed” about 50 times a month (Bing, United States). As a verb, imbed means “Alternative spelling of embed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in imbed?
| Letters | 5: I-M-B-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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 common is imbed?
Imbed appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 imbed?
Imbed has 2 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).
Words people confuse with imbed
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: embed.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of imbed
- imbeds present, singular, he/she/it
- imbedding participle, present
- imbedded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imbed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of embed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).