# inbred

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/ · frequency rank #32,854

## Definitions
1. Bred within; innate.
2. Having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.
3. Describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.
4. Insular or self-contained, primarily interacting with and drawing upon one another.

## Etymology
From the past participle of inbreed, equivalent to in- + bred.

## Easily confused with
- **inked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inbred-vs-inked)
- **indeed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inbred-vs-indeed)
- **Ingrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inbred-vs-ingrid)
- **injured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inbred-vs-injured)
- **insured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inbred-vs-insured)
- **ignored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignored-vs-inbred)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ibnred`, `inbbred`, `inberd`, `inbrde`, `inbredd`, `inbrred`, `innbred`, `inrbed`, `nibred`

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