ingo
"ingo" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ingo” is uncommon English (frequency #82,410 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,410
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The frame of a door, window, fireplace, or similar structure.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ingo · ingo · English
ingo · rank #82,410 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,410
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH inelegant
Nearest frequency peer: inelegant (-2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “ingo”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- inbounds
inbounds
17,596 corpus weight
- inducer
inducer
17,594 corpus weight
- inelegant
inelegant
17,593 corpus weight
- ingo
ingo
17,591 corpus weight
- instep
instep
17,588 corpus weight
- Isham
Isham
17,586 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ingo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “ingo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ingo is uncommon English at frequency #82,410 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ingo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The ingoes of a second window in the wing of the Tower at first floor level were found in the east wall. The masonry of one of these ingoes has been incorporated in the north ingo of the large slapping at this part of the College foyer.
The ingo of the doorway was evidently spanned with timber lintels, but none survive.
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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