Ig or igg?
ig is a noun meaning “Symbol for immunoglobulin = immune globulin”; igg is a noun meaning “Immunoglobulin G”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) ig is about 8.5 times as common as igg.
What is the difference between ig and igg?
| ig | igg | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, phrase, adjective, verb | noun, verb |
| Meaning | Symbol for immunoglobulin = immune globulin Alternative form of igg (“to ignore”) Alternative letter-case form of IG | Immunoglobulin G colloquialTo ignore deliberately |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | Igs, IGs | none |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words | about once in every 2 million words |
Sources: ig and igg in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of ig and igg
ig
- 1
Symbol for immunoglobulin = immune globulin
- 2
Initialism of I guess
- 3
Initialism of inspector general
- 4
slangAbbreviation of in-game
- 5
Alternative form of igg (“to ignore”)
- 6
Alternative letter-case form of IG
igg
- 1
Immunoglobulin G
- 2
colloquialTo ignore deliberately
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, ig or igg?
ig appears 4.3 times per million words; igg about once in every 2 million words.
ig 4.3 times per million wordsigg about once in every 2 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).