IMD
"imd" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“IMD” is uncommon English (frequency #51,767 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,767
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Initialism of index of multiple deprivation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-imd · IMD · English
IMD · rank #51,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,767
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH improvisation…
Nearest frequency peer: improvisational (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “IMD”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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48,241 corpus weight
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48,240 corpus weight
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IAP
48,239 corpus weight
- IMD
IMD
48,234 corpus weight
- improvisati…
improvisational
48,232 corpus weight
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incubus
48,231 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “IMD” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | IMD |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #51,767 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “IMD” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
IMD is uncommon English at frequency #51,767 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for IMD, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is IMD, spelled I-M-D.
Definition
- 1Initialism of index of multiple deprivation.
- 2Initialism of implantable medical device.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how IMD appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Modern “bipolar” cardiac devices are much less susceptible to interactions with EFs. Manufacturers of pacemakers and other IMDs have indicated that EFs below 6 kV/m are unlikely to cause interactions affecting the operation of most of their devices.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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