indictment

Name: indictment, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/

//ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“indictment” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,236
frequency rank, English: 17,902
“I” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.

Key facts for indictment
Property	Value
Headword	indictment
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#11,236
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indictment” sits in English frequency

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

#11,236

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around indictment (IPA /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,236 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for indictment, with forms such as "idnictment", "indcitment", and "inddictment". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: 18th-century Latinized respelling of Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), from Anglo-Norman enditement, from enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from Latin indictus. The correct English form is indictment, spelled I-N-D-I-C-T-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
2
The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment.
3
An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation.
4
Evidence of failure or poor performance.

Etymology

18th-century Latinized respelling of Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), from Anglo-Norman enditement, from enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from Latin indictus.

This word in other languages

acusación(Español)inculpation(Français)Anklage(Deutsch)indiciamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnictment,indcitment,inddictment,indicctment,indicmtent,indictemnt,indictmennt,indictmentt,indictmetn,indictmment,indictmnet,indicttment,inditcment,inidctment,inndictment,nidictment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "indictment"

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 "indictment"?

"indictment" is spelled I-N-D-I-C-T-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/.

What does "indictment" mean?

As a noun, "indictment" means: An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.

What are common misspellings of "indictment"?

Common misspellings include "idnictment", "indcitment", "inddictment", "indicctment", "indicmtent". The correct spelling is "indictment".

How do you pronounce "indictment"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indictment" is /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/. 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 "indictment"?

18th-century Latinized respelling of Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), from Anglo-Norman enditement, from enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from Latin indictus. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “indictment”

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The one correct English spelling is I-N-D-I-C-T-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.