ingot

/ˈɪŋɡət/

//ˈɪŋɡət// noun

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"ingot" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ingot” is uncommon English (frequency #60,880 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,880
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-ingot · ingot · English

ingot · rank #60,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,880
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH infantryman

Nearest frequency peer: infantryman (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “ingot”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “ingot” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ingot
PropertyValue
Headwordingot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪŋɡət/
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ingot” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).ingotfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “infantryman” (#60,879), “inoperative” (#60,881), “instil” (#60,882). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “ingot” is #60,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ingot is uncommon English at frequency #60,880 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɪŋɡət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after ...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ingot, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ingot (“something poured in”), from Old English *ingot, ingyte (“a pouring in, infusion, inspiration”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in”) + *gutaz, *gutiz (“gush, flow”), from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-Indo-Europ… The correct English form is ingot, spelled I-N-G-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.

Etymology

From Middle English ingot (“something poured in”), from Old English *ingot, ingyte (“a pouring in, infusion, inspiration”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in”) + *gutaz, *gutiz (“gush, flow”), from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”), equivalent to in- + gote or in- + yote. Cognate with German Einguss (“in-pouring, sprue”), Swedish ingjut (“in-pouring”), Dutch ingieten (“to pour in”), Scots gote (“drain, ditch, gutter”), Swedish göt (“ingot”). More at gote, goit, yote. Alternative etymology derives Middle English ingot from ingoten (“poured in”), from Old English ingoten, past participle of inġēotan (“to pour in, fill”), from the same Proto-Germanic base as above.

This word in other languages

lingote(Español)lingot(Français)Barren(Deutsch)

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 "ingot"?
"ingot" is spelled I-N-G-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪŋɡət/.
What does "ingot" mean?
As a noun, "ingot" means: A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after ...
How do you pronounce "ingot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingot" is /ˈɪŋɡət/. 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 "ingot"?
From Middle English ingot (“something poured in”), from Old English *ingot, ingyte (“a pouring in, infusion, inspiration”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in”) + *gutaz, *gutiz (“gush, flow”), from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list