injure

/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/

//ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ// verb

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"injure" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“injure” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,392
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

Corpus desk

Index EN-injure · injure · English

injure · rank #20,392 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,392
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH inhuman

Nearest frequency peer: inhuman (-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 “injure”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “injure” 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).

injure vs Inoue
50% similar
injure vs injury
83% similar
injure vs insure
83% similar

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

Key facts for injure
PropertyValue
Headwordinjure
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,392
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “injure”

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).injurelands 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 “inhuman” (#20,391), “inserting” (#20,393), “incense” (#20,390). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “injure” is #20,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around injure (IPA /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,392 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for injure, with forms such as "ijnure", "injjure", and "injrue". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Inoue", "injury", "insure", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). The correct English form is injure, spelled I-N-J-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
  2. 2
    To damage or impair.
  3. 3
    To do injustice to.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.
  2. I injured my ankle playing tennis.

Etymology

A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”).

This word in other languages

herir(Español)blesser(Français)verletzen(Deutsch)ferir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ijnure
  • injjure
  • injrue
  • injuer
  • injurre
  • innjure
  • inujre
  • nijure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ijnure2injjure1injrue2injuer2injurre1innjure1inujre2nijure2
Edit distance from "injure"

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 "injure"?
"injure" is spelled I-N-J-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/.
What does "injure" mean?
As a verb, "injure" means: To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
What words are commonly confused with "injure"?
"injure" is commonly confused with "Inoue", "injury", "insure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "injure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "injure" is /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/. 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 "injure"?
A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). 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 "injure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

junkie#20,399Kelsey#20,400Khalid#20,401heller#20,377

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Loretta8 variantslowly8 variantsOakley8 variantsquaint8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list