incorporate

Name: incorporate, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/

//ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“incorporate” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,947
frequency rank, English: 17,902
“I” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To include (something) as a part.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

incorporate vs incorporated

92% similar

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

Key facts for incorporate
Property	Value
Headword	incorporate
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#8,947
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incorporate” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). incorporate lands here:

#8,947

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around incorporate (IPA /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,947 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for incorporate, with forms such as "icnorporate", "inccorporate", and "incoprorate". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incorporated", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”). The correct English form is incorporate, spelled I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-E.

Definition

1
To include (something) as a part.
2
To mix (something in) as an ingredient; to blend
3
To admit as a member of a company
4
To form into a legal company.
5
To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).
6
To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.
7
To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.

Etymology

From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”).

This word in other languages

incorporar(Español)incorporer(Français)enthalten(Deutsch)incorporar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

icnorporate
inccorporate
incoprorate
incoroprate
incorpoarte
incorporaet
incorporatte
incorporrate
incorportae
incorpporate
incorproate
incorrporate
incroporate
inncorporate
inocrporate
nicorporate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incorporate - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "incorporate"

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 "incorporate"?

"incorporate" is spelled I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/.

What does "incorporate" mean?

As a verb, "incorporate" means: To include (something) as a part.

What words are commonly confused with "incorporate"?

"incorporate" is commonly confused with "incorporated". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "incorporate"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incorporate" is /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/. 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 "incorporate"?

From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “incorporate”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “incorporated” - see the side-by-side comparison. incorporate vs incorporated
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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.