Ingwer

[ˈɪŋvɐ]

/[ˈɪŋvɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ingwer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,650
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Pflanzenart der Ingwergewächse, Zingiber officinale

Corpus desk

Index DE-ingwer · Ingwer · German

Ingwer · rank #21,650 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,650
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH informiere

Nearest frequency peer: informiere (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ingwer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ingwer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im 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).

Ingwer vs inner
50% similar
Ingwer vs Inge
67% similar
Ingwer vs Inder
67% similar

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

Key facts for Ingwer
PropertyValue
HeadwordIngwer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪŋvɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,650
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ingwer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ingwerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „informiere“ (#21,649), „inhaftierten“ (#21,651), „Inbegriff“ (#21,648). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ingwer“ bei #21,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ingwer (IPA [ˈɪŋvɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,650 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ingwer, with forms such as "ignwer", "ingewr", and "inggwer". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "inner", "Inge", "Inder", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ingwer, spelled I-N-G-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Pflanzenart der Ingwergewächse, Zingiber officinale
  2. 2
    Rhizom der Ingwerpflanze, welches als Gewürz verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ingwer wächst vor allem in den Tropen.
  2. Beim Inder an der Ecke schmeckt alles nach Ingwer.

Synonyms

IngberIngwerwurzelZingiber officinale

This word in other languages

ginger(English)jengibre(Español)gingembre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignwer
  • ingewr
  • inggwer
  • ingwerr
  • ingwre
  • ingwwer
  • inngwer
  • inwger
  • nigwer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ignwer2ingewr2inggwer1ingwerr1ingwre2ingwwer1inngwer1inwger2
Edit distance from "Ingwer"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ingwer"?
"Ingwer" is spelled I-N-G-W-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪŋvɐ].
What does "Ingwer" mean?
As a noun, "Ingwer" means: eine Pflanzenart der Ingwergewächse, Zingiber officinale
What words are commonly confused with "Ingwer"?
"Ingwer" is commonly confused with "inner", "Inge", "Inder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ingwer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ingwer" is [ˈɪŋvɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ingwer" come from?
"Ingwer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Jacobi#21,653jungle#21,655Kalkül#21,656Hektik#21,642

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hecken9 variantsKerber9 variantsklicke9 variantsKolben9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list