ingame

adj

"ingame" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ingame” is uncommon English (frequency #76,877 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,877
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of in-game.

Key facts for ingame
PropertyValue
Headwordingame
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ingame” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ingame lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ingame is uncommon English at frequency #76,877 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of in-game.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ingame, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + game. The correct English form is ingame, spelled I-N-G-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of in-game.

Etymology

From in- + game.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ingame"?
"ingame" is spelled I-N-G-A-M-E.
What does "ingame" mean?
As an adjective, "ingame" means: Alternative form of in-game.
What is the origin of the word "ingame"?
From in- + game. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “ingame”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-G-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list