incestuous
/ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/
"incestuous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incestuous” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,748
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to or engaging in incest.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incestuous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #40,748 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incestuous” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around incestuous (IPA /ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,748 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for incestuous, with forms such as "icnestuous", "inccestuous", and "incesstuous". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From incest + -ous. The correct English form is incestuous, spelled I-N-C-E-S-T-U-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to or engaging in incest.
- 2Characterized by mutual relationships that are intimate and exclusive to the detriment of outsiders.
Etymology
From incest + -ous.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: icnestuous,inccestuous,incesstuous,incestouus,incesttuous,incestuosu,incestuouss,incestuuos,incesutous,incetsuous,incsetuous,inecstuous,inncestuous,nicestuous
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incestuous - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “incestuous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-E-S-T-U-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.