incomplete
/ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/
"incomplete" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incomplete” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,946 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,946
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not complete; not finished.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incomplete |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #8,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incomplete” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for incomplete is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,946 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for incomplete, with forms such as "icnomplete", "inccomplete", and "incmoplete". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete. The correct English form is incomplete, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Not complete; not finished.
- 2Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.
Etymology
From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: icnomplete,inccomplete,incmoplete,incomlpete,incommplete,incompelte,incompleet,incomplette,incompllete,incompltee,incompplete,incopmlete,inncomplete,inocmplete,nicomplete
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incomplete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “incomplete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/ (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.