incriminatory

adj

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

The verdict

“incriminatory” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That incriminates.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incriminatory · incriminatory · English

incriminatory · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for incriminatory
PropertyValue
Headwordincriminatory
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “incriminatory” in English

incriminatoryfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incriminatory is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That incriminates.".

incriminatory has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From incriminate + -ory. The correct English form is incriminatory, spelled I-N-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    That incriminates.

Etymology

From incriminate + -ory.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incriminatory"?
"incriminatory" is spelled I-N-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-O-R-Y.
What does "incriminatory" mean?
As an adjective, "incriminatory" means: That incriminates.
What is the origin of the word "incriminatory"?
From incriminate + -ory. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list