inculpate
"inculpate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inculpate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To imply the guilt of; to blame or incriminate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inculpate · inculpate · English
inculpate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inculpate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inculpate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inculpate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To imply the guilt of; to blame or incriminate.".
Zero misspellings are on record for inculpate in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin inculpo. The correct English form is inculpate, spelled I-N-C-U-L-P-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To imply the guilt of; to blame or incriminate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inculpate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“In a way that appears suspicious? That seems to inculpate me, perhaps?”
Etymology
From Late Latin inculpo.
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.