ig
verb, phrase
ig is spelled I-G: 2 letters. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, ig means “Alternative form of igg (“to ignore”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ig?
| Letters | 2: I-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is ig?
Ig appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with ig
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: igg.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of ig
- igs present, singular, he/she/it
- igging participle, present
- igged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ig mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Alternative form of igg (“to ignore”).
noun
- 1
Symbol for immunoglobulin = immune globulin.
phrase
- 1
Initialism of I guess.
noun
- 1
Initialism of inspector general.
adjective
- 1
slangAbbreviation of in-game.
phrase
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of IG.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ig in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inspector general:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | BIG |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.