indulgent

/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/

//ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt// adj

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"indulgent" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“indulgent” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,795
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-indulgent · indulgent · English

indulgent · rank #25,795 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,795
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH incoherent

Nearest frequency peer: incoherent (-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 “indulgent”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “indulgent” 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).

indulgent vs insurgent
78% similar
indulgent vs indulging
78% similar
indulgent vs indulge
78% similar

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

Key facts for indulgent
PropertyValue
Headwordindulgent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,795
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “indulgent”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).indulgentlands 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 “incoherent” (#25,794), “inert” (#25,796), “impart” (#25,792). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “indulgent” is #25,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around indulgent (IPA /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,795 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for indulgent, with forms such as "idnulgent", "inddulgent", and "indlugent". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "insurgent", "indulging", "indulge", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre. The correct English form is indulgent, spelled I-N-D-U-L-G-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. an indulgent parent
  2. to be indulgent to servants

Etymology

From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.

Synonyms

forbearinggentlelenienttolerant

This word in other languages

indulgente(Español)indulgent(Français)nachgiebig(Deutsch)indulgente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnulgent
  • inddulgent
  • indlugent
  • induglent
  • indulegnt
  • indulgennt
  • indulgentt
  • indulgetn
  • indulggent
  • indulgnet
  • indullgent
  • inndulgent
  • inudlgent
  • nidulgent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idnulgent2inddulgent1indlugent2induglent2indulegnt2indulgennt1indulgentt1indulgetn2
Edit distance from "indulgent"

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 "indulgent"?
"indulgent" is spelled I-N-D-U-L-G-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/.
What does "indulgent" mean?
As an adjective, "indulgent" means: Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.
What words are commonly confused with "indulgent"?
"indulgent" is commonly confused with "insurgent", "indulging", "indulge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indulgent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indulgent" is /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/. 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 "indulgent"?
From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre. 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 "indulgent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list