# incandescent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ · frequency rank #28,251

## Definitions
1. Emitting light as a result of being heated.
2. Shining very brightly.
3. Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
4. Extremely angry; furious.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).

## Common misspellings (19)
`icnandescent`, `inacndescent`, `incadnescent`, `incanddescent`, `incandecsent`, `incandesccent`, `incandescennt`, `incandescentt`, `incandescetn`, `incandescnet`, `incandesecnt`, `incandesscent`, `incandsecent`, `incanedscent`, `incanndescent`, `inccandescent`, `incnadescent`, `inncandescent`, `nicandescent`

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