incarnate

/ɪnˈkɑːɹ.nɪt/

//ɪnˈkɑːɹ.nɪt// adj

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"incarnate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“incarnate” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,316
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incarnate · incarnate · English

incarnate · rank #29,316 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,316
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH incomparable

Nearest frequency peer: incomparable (+1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “incarnate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “incarnate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for incarnate
PropertyValue
Headwordincarnate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪnˈkɑːɹ.nɪt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,316
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “incarnate”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).incarnatelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “incomparable” (#29,317), “humanism” (#29,314), “informer” (#29,318). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “incarnate” is #29,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around incarnate (IPA /ɪnˈkɑːɹ.nɪt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,316 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for incarnate, with forms such as "icnarnate", "inacrnate", and "incanrate". 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1395, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English incarnat(e) (“(of God or Christ) embodied in human form or flesh, incarnate; provided with new tissues, healed; (with devel, in curses) bloody”), borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin inc… The correct English form is incarnate, spelled I-N-C-A-R-N-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.
  2. 2
    Flesh-colored; crimson.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how incarnate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Here shalt thou sit incarnate.
  2. 1751-1753, John Jortin, Remarks on Ecclesiastical History He […] represents the emperor and his wife as two devils incarnate, sent into the world for the destruction of mankind.

Etymology

First attested in 1395, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English incarnat(e) (“(of God or Christ) embodied in human form or flesh, incarnate; provided with new tissues, healed; (with devel, in curses) bloody”), borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnātus, perfect passive participle of incarnor (“to be made flesh, become incarnate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- + Latin carō (“flesh”, carn- in its oblique stem) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

This word in other languages

encarnado(Español)incarné(Français)fleischgeworden(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnarnate
  • inacrnate
  • incanrate
  • incarante
  • incarnaet
  • incarnatte
  • incarnnate
  • incarntae
  • incarrnate
  • inccarnate
  • incranate
  • inncarnate
  • nicarnate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incarnate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnarnate2inacrnate2incanrate2incarante2incarnaet2incarnatte1incarnnate1incarntae2
Edit distance from "incarnate"

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 "incarnate"?
"incarnate" is spelled I-N-C-A-R-N-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈkɑːɹ.nɪt/.
What does "incarnate" mean?
As an adjective, "incarnate" means: Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.
What are common misspellings of "incarnate"?
Common misspellings include "icnarnate", "inacrnate", "incanrate", "incarante", "incarnaet". The correct spelling is "incarnate".
How do you pronounce "incarnate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incarnate" is /ɪnˈkɑːɹ.nɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "incarnate"?
First attested in 1395, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English incarnat(e) (“(of God or Christ) embodied in human form or flesh, incarnate; provided with new tissues, healed; (with devel, in curses) bloody”), borrowed from Ecclesiastical... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "incarnate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list