Which to use
“Ingham” and “Ingraham” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,710
- “Ingham” frequency rank
- #43,709
- “Ingraham” frequency rank
- 86419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ingham | Ingraham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A placename: | A surname. |
Letter map: Ingham vs Ingraham
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ingham and Ingraham apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Ingham runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against Ingraham's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Ingham / Ingraham
Ingham and Ingraham are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ingham is recorded at frequency rank #42,710, classified as aname. Ingraham is at rank #43,709, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 86419, this pair ranks #8,986 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ingham vs Ingraham
Shared letters: aghimn. Private to "Ingham": -. Private to "Ingraham": r.
"Ingham" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "Ingraham" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ingham" and "Ingraham" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Ingham" or "Ingraham"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Ingham" and "Ingraham".
- Full dictionary entry for "Ingham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ingraham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,986 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ingham" and "Ingraham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inga vs Ingham". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #8,986 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.