incide
/ɪnˈsaɪd/
"incide" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incide” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To separate and remove (something); to cut.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incide |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈsaɪd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incide” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for incide is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪnˈsaɪd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for incide, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin incīdere; prefix in- (“in”) + caedere (“to cut”). See concise, and compare incise. The correct English form is incide, spelled I-N-C-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1To separate and remove (something); to cut.
- 2To resolve or break up (something), as by medicines.
Etymology
From Latin incīdere; prefix in- (“in”) + caedere (“to cut”). See concise, and compare incise.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “incide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪnˈsaɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.