incensed

adj

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"incensed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“incensed” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,042
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incensed · incensed · English

incensed · rank #37,042 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,042
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH impostor

Nearest frequency peer: impostor (-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 “incensed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incensed” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incensed vs intense
75% similar
incensed vs intended
75% similar
incensed vs invented
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for incensed
PropertyValue
Headwordincensed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,042
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “incensed”

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).incensedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “impostor” (#37,041), “inclement” (#37,043), “immaturity” (#37,039). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “incensed” is #37,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around incensed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,042 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for incensed, with forms such as "icnensed", "inccensed", and "incenesd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "intense", "intended", "invented", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: See incense. The correct English form is incensed, spelled I-N-C-E-N-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
  2. 2
    Emitting fire from its mouth, often its ears, and sometimes elsewhere.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ferguson was incensed as referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot - and United's sense of injustice deepened when Nemanja Vidic was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Ramires, ruling the centre-back out of the visit to Liverpool on Sunday.
  2. […] between two lions passant azure, incensed gules, three besants;[…]

Etymology

See incense.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnensed
  • inccensed
  • incenesd
  • incennsed
  • incensde
  • incensedd
  • incenssed
  • incesned
  • incnesed
  • inecnsed
  • inncensed
  • nicensed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnensed2inccensed1incenesd2incennsed1incensde2incensedd1incenssed1incesned2
Edit distance from "incensed"

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 "incensed"?
"incensed" is spelled I-N-C-E-N-S-E-D.
What does "incensed" mean?
As an adjective, "incensed" means: Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
What words are commonly confused with "incensed"?
"incensed" is commonly confused with "intense", "intended", "invented". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "incensed"?
See incense. 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 "incensed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impostor#37,041kilowatt#37,056hardback#37,020lavishly#37,064

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Krystal12 variantslaborious12 variantsliquidate12 variantsGretzky12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list