incriminating

adj

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"incriminating" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“incriminating” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,878
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incriminating · incriminating · English

incriminating · rank #27,878 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,878
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH incessant

Nearest frequency peer: incessant (-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 “incriminating”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incriminating” 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
Key facts for incriminating
PropertyValue
Headwordincriminating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#27,878
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “incriminating”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “incessant” (#27,877), “incurable” (#27,879), “hydrocarbon” (#27,876). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “incriminating” is #27,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around incriminating, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,878 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for incriminating, with forms such as "icnriminating", "inccriminating", and "incirminating". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From incriminate + -ing. The correct English form is incriminating, spelled I-N-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.

Etymology

From incriminate + -ing.

This word in other languages

compromettant(Français)belastend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnriminating
  • inccriminating
  • incirminating
  • incriimnating
  • incrimianting
  • incriminaitng
  • incriminatign
  • incriminatingg
  • incriminatinng
  • incriminatnig
  • incriminatting
  • incriminnating
  • incrimintaing
  • incrimminating
  • incrimniating
  • incrmiinating
  • incrriminating
  • inncriminating
  • inrciminating
  • nicriminating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnriminating2inccriminating1incirminating2incriimnating2incrimianting2incriminaitng2incriminatign2incriminatingg1
Edit distance from "incriminating"

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 "incriminating"?
"incriminating" is spelled I-N-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-N-G.
What does "incriminating" mean?
As an adjective, "incriminating" means: Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.
What are common misspellings of "incriminating"?
Common misspellings include "icnriminating", "inccriminating", "incirminating", "incriimnating", "incrimianting". The correct spelling is "incriminating".
What is the origin of the word "incriminating"?
From incriminate + -ing. 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 "incriminating", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

metamorphosis#27,928consequential#27,786categorically#27,766unconsciously#27,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

alphabetically20 variantsresponsiveness20 variantsquartermaster20 variantspersistently20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list