inscribed

/ɪnˈskɹaɪbd/

//ɪnˈskɹaɪbd// verb

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

The verdict

“inscribed” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,647
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of inscribe

Corpus desk

Index EN-inscribed · inscribed · English

inscribed · rank #17,647 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,647
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 17,902
  • PHOTO-FINISH inquire

Nearest frequency peer: inquire (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “inscribed”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “inscribed” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for inscribed
PropertyValue
Headwordinscribed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈskɹaɪbd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,647
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inscribed” 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). inscribed lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around inscribed (IPA /ɪnˈskɹaɪbd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,647 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of inscribe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for inscribed, with forms such as "incsribed", "innscribed", and "insccribed". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is inscribed, spelled I-N-S-C-R-I-B-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of inscribe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • incsribed
  • innscribed
  • insccribed
  • inscirbed
  • inscrbied
  • inscribbed
  • inscribde
  • inscribedd
  • inscriebd
  • inscrribed
  • insrcibed
  • insscribed
  • isncribed
  • niscribed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

incsribed2innscribed1insccribed1inscirbed2inscrbied2inscribbed1inscribde2inscribedd1
Edit distance from "inscribed"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inscribed"?
"inscribed" is spelled I-N-S-C-R-I-B-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈskɹaɪbd/.
What does "inscribed" mean?
As a verb, "inscribed" means: simple past and past participle of inscribe
What are common misspellings of "inscribed"?
Common misspellings include "incsribed", "innscribed", "insccribed", "inscirbed", "inscrbied". The correct spelling is "inscribed".
How do you pronounce "inscribed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inscribed" is /ɪnˈskɹaɪbd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inscribed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list