ingo
"ingo" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ingo” is an uncommon English word, ranked #82,410 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #82,410
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The frame of a door, window, fireplace, or similar structure.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ingo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #82,410 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ingo” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for ingo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #82,410 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ingo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + go. The correct English form is ingo, spelled I-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1The frame of a door, window, fireplace, or similar structure.
- 2A substance or thing that has gone in.
- 3The act or process of going in.
Etymology
From in- + go.
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.
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Using “ingo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.