indebted

/ɪnˈdɛtɪd/

//ɪnˈdɛtɪd// verb

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"indebted" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“indebted” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,119. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,119
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of indebt

Corpus desk

Index EN-indebted · indebted · English

indebted · rank #22,119 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,119
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH illuminating

Nearest frequency peer: illuminating (-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 “indebted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “indebted” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

indebted vs indeed
75% similar
indebted vs invested
75% similar
indebted vs invented
75% similar

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

Key facts for indebted
PropertyValue
Headwordindebted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈdɛtɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,119
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “indebted”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).indebtedlands 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 “illuminating” (#22,118), “indecent” (#22,120), “inquest” (#22,121). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “indebted” is #22,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around indebted (IPA /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,119 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of indebt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for indebted, with forms such as "idnebted", "indbeted", and "inddebted". 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 also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "indeed", "invested", "invented", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is indebted, spelled I-N-D-E-B-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of indebt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnebted
  • indbeted
  • inddebted
  • indebbted
  • indebetd
  • indebtde
  • indebtedd
  • indebtted
  • indetbed
  • inedbted
  • inndebted
  • nidebted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indebted - 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.

idnebted2indbeted2inddebted1indebbted1indebetd2indebtde2indebtedd1indebtted1
Edit distance from "indebted"

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 "indebted"?
"indebted" is spelled I-N-D-E-B-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/.
What does "indebted" mean?
As a verb, "indebted" means: simple past and past participle of indebt
What words are commonly confused with "indebted"?
"indebted" is commonly confused with "indeed", "invested", "invented". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indebted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indebted" is /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indebted" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "indebted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list