Ingrediens

[ɪnˈɡʁeːdi̯ɛns]

/[ɪnˈɡʁeːdi̯ɛns]/ noun

The verdict

“Ingrediens” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zutat, Inhaltsstoff, besonders in Bezug auf eine Arznei, auf eine zubereitete Speise oder eines Drinks

Corpus desk

Index DE-ingrediens · Ingrediens · German

Ingrediens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Ingrediens
PropertyValue
HeadwordIngrediens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnˈɡʁeːdi̯ɛns]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ingrediens“ im Deutschen

Ingrediensliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ingrediens is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnˈɡʁeːdi̯ɛns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zutat, Inhaltsstoff, besonders in Bezug auf eine Arznei, auf eine zubereitete Speise oder eines Drinks".

Ingrediens has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ingrediens, spelled I-N-G-R-E-D-I-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zutat, Inhaltsstoff, besonders in Bezug auf eine Arznei, auf eine zubereitete Speise oder eines Drinks

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er sah jetzt, wie die Knaben silberne Gefäße herbeitrugen und sie auf das Tischchen neben dem Altar stellten. Es roch sogleich nach Ölen, Zichorie und allen möglichen Kräutern. Fieberhaft arbeitete der Priester und mischte die Ingredienzien durcheinander.“
  2. „Allein die Geschichte Lydias hatte alle dramatischen und mysteriösen Ingredienzien, die ich von einer Liebe in Jericho erwartete.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ingrediens"?
"Ingrediens" is spelled I-N-G-R-E-D-I-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈɡʁeːdi̯ɛns].
What does "Ingrediens" mean?
As a noun, "Ingrediens" means: Zutat, Inhaltsstoff, besonders in Bezug auf eine Arznei, auf eine zubereitete Speise oder eines Drinks
How do you pronounce "Ingrediens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ingrediens" is [ɪnˈɡʁeːdi̯ɛns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ingrediens" come from?
"Ingrediens" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list