indecent

Name: indecent, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/

//ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“indecent” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,120
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Offensive to good taste.

Corpus desk

Index EN-indecent · indecent · English

indecent · rank #22,120 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,120
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH indebted

Nearest frequency peer: indebted (-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.

illuminating

77,883
indebted

77,882
indecent

77,881
inquest

77,880
interacts

77,879
interfered

77,878

What this shows “indecent” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

indecent vs innocent

75% similar

indecent vs inherent

75% similar

indecent vs indigent

75% similar

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

Key facts for indecent
Property	Value
Headword	indecent
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#22,120
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “indecent”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).indecentlands here:

#22,120

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “indebted” (#22,119), “inquest” (#22,121), “illuminating” (#22,118). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “indecent” is #22,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around indecent (IPA /ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,120 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for indecent, with forms such as "idnecent", "indceent", and "inddecent". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "innocent", "inherent", "indigent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + decent. The correct English form is indecent, spelled I-N-D-E-C-E-N-T.

Definition

1
Offensive to good taste.
2
Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.
3
Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how indecent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

indecent comment
indecent videos

Etymology

From in- + decent.

This word in other languages

indécent(Français)unanständig(Deutsch)indecente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

idnecent
indceent
inddecent
indeccent
indecennt
indecentt
indecetn
indecnet
indeecnt
inedcent
inndecent
nidecent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indecent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "indecent"

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 "indecent"?

"indecent" is spelled I-N-D-E-C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/.

What does "indecent" mean?

As an adjective, "indecent" means: Offensive to good taste.

What words are commonly confused with "indecent"?

"indecent" is commonly confused with "innocent", "inherent", "indigent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "indecent"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indecent" is /ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/. 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 "indecent"?

From in- + decent. 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 "indecent", 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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