# ingest vs insect

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ingest
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst/ · frequency rank #35,778*
To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

### insect
*noun · IPA /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ · frequency rank #10,227*
An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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