Which to use
“Ingraham” and “Ingram” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,709
- “Ingraham” frequency rank
- #18,590
- “Ingram” frequency rank
- 62299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ingraham | Ingram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use transferred back from the surname. |
Letter map: Ingraham vs Ingram
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ingraham and Ingram apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Ingraham runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against Ingram's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: Ingraham and Ingram
Ingraham and Ingram 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 62299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ingraham is recorded at frequency rank #43,709, classified as aname. Ingram is at rank #18,590, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈɪŋɡɹəm/.
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 62299, this pair ranks #89,295 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ingraham vs Ingram
Shared letters: agimnr. Private to "Ingraham": h. Private to "Ingram": -.
"Ingraham" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "Ingram" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ingraham" and "Ingram" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Ingraham" or "Ingram"?
What to do next
Pair "Ingraham" vs "Ingram" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ingraham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ingram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,295 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ingraham" and "Ingram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ingham vs Ingraham". 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 #89,295 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.