ingestion

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/

//ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən// noun

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"ingestion" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ingestion” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,321
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ingestion · ingestion · English

ingestion · rank #29,321 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,321
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH infringe

Nearest frequency peer: infringe (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “ingestion”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “ingestion” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ingestion vs intention
78% similar
ingestion vs invention
78% similar
ingestion vs injection
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ingestion
PropertyValue
Headwordingestion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,321
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ingestion”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).ingestionlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “infringe” (#29,320), “inquiring” (#29,322), “infrequent” (#29,319). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “ingestion” is #29,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ingestion (IPA /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,321 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingestion, with forms such as "ignestion", "inegstion", and "ingesiton". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "intention", "invention", "injection", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of the perfect passive participle of ingerere (“pour in”), from in- (“in, into”) + gero (“to carry, to bear”). The correct English form is ingestion, spelled I-N-G-E-S-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
  2. 2
    The process of ingesting something into a jet engine or an instance.
  3. 3
    Any intake of a substance into an organism.
  4. 4
    Intake of data into a computer system.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ingestion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The common modes of ingestion in forensic settings are oral ingestion, injection, and smoking
  2. Ingestion is the first step of your big data pipeline. You will have to onboard the data in your instance of Spark, whether it is in local mode or cluster mode.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of the perfect passive participle of ingerere (“pour in”), from in- (“in, into”) + gero (“to carry, to bear”).

Antonyms

egestion

This word in other languages

ingestión(Español)ingestion(Français)ingestão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignestion
  • inegstion
  • ingesiton
  • ingession
  • ingesstion
  • ingestino
  • ingestionn
  • ingestoin
  • ingesttion
  • ingetsion
  • inggestion
  • ingsetion
  • inngestion
  • nigestion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingestion - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ignestion2inegstion2ingesiton2ingession1ingesstion1ingestino2ingestionn1ingestoin2
Edit distance from "ingestion"

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 "ingestion"?
"ingestion" is spelled I-N-G-E-S-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/.
What does "ingestion" mean?
As a noun, "ingestion" means: The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
What words are commonly confused with "ingestion"?
"ingestion" is commonly confused with "intention", "invention", "injection". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ingestion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingestion" is /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "ingestion"?
Borrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of the perfect passive participle of ingerere (“pour in”), from in- (“in, into”) + gero (“to carry, to bear”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ingestion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inquiring#29,322incarnate#29,316Kalamazoo#29,333frustrate#29,286

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

fluttering14 variantsescorting14 variantsendogenous14 variantsnarcissist14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list