inlaid

adj

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

The verdict

“inlaid” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,199. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,199
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Set into a surface in a decorative pattern.

Corpus desk

Index EN-inlaid · inlaid · English

inlaid · rank #41,199 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,199
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH jaundice

Nearest frequency peer: jaundice (+3 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 “inlaid”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “inlaid” 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).

inlaid vs inlay
67% similar
inlaid vs island
67% similar
inlaid vs inland
83% similar

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

Key facts for inlaid
PropertyValue
Headwordinlaid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,199
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “inlaid”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).inlaidlands 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 “jaundice” (#41,202), “Jayson” (#41,203), “incrementally” (#41,193). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “inlaid” is #41,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around inlaid, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,199 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for inlaid, with forms such as "ilnaid", "inalid", and "inladi". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "inlay", "island", "inland", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is inlaid, spelled I-N-L-A-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Set into a surface in a decorative pattern.
  2. 2
    Having an inset decorative pattern.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. When the Minister of Defense was about to raise an elegantly worded, logical, and tactful objection, the French president slammed down his bottle of Perrier on the antique, polished, inlaid surface of the cabinet table and told him to shut up and have the men at the airfield in two hours.
  2. In 2003, at Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, an 1810s mahogany armoire inlaid with ribbons and vines brought $140,000 (the presale estimate was $30,000 to $50,000).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilnaid
  • inalid
  • inladi
  • inlaidd
  • inliad
  • inllaid
  • innlaid
  • nilaid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilnaid2inalid2inladi2inlaidd1inliad2inllaid1innlaid1nilaid2
Edit distance from "inlaid"

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 "inlaid"?
"inlaid" is spelled I-N-L-A-I-D.
What does "inlaid" mean?
As an adjective, "inlaid" means: Set into a surface in a decorative pattern.
What words are commonly confused with "inlaid"?
"inlaid" is commonly confused with "inlay", "island", "inland". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "inlaid" come from?
"inlaid" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list