ingrained

adj

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

The verdict

“ingrained” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,127
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being an element; present in the essence of a thing

Corpus desk

Index EN-ingrained · ingrained · English

ingrained · rank #26,127 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,127
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Indus

Nearest frequency peer: Indus (-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 “ingrained”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ingrained” 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
Key facts for ingrained
PropertyValue
Headwordingrained
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,127
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ingrained”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).ingrainedlands 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 “Indus” (#26,126), “indignation” (#26,125), “importer” (#26,124). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “ingrained” is #26,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ingrained, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,127 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingrained, with forms such as "ignrained", "ingarined", and "inggrained". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ingrain + -ed. The correct English form is ingrained, spelled I-N-G-R-A-I-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
  2. 2
    Fixed, established

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But ever since the concept of "hamartia" recurred through Aristotle's Poetics, in an attempt to describe man's ingrained iniquity, our impulse has been to identify a telling defect in those brought suddenly and dramatically low.

Etymology

From ingrain + -ed.

Synonyms

inherentbred-in-the-boneradicated

This word in other languages

arraigado(Español)inato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignrained
  • ingarined
  • inggrained
  • ingraiend
  • ingrainde
  • ingrainedd
  • ingrainned
  • ingranied
  • ingrianed
  • ingrrained
  • inngrained
  • inrgained
  • nigrained

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingrained - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ignrained2ingarined2inggrained1ingraiend2ingrainde2ingrainedd1ingrainned1ingranied2
Edit distance from "ingrained"

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 "ingrained"?
"ingrained" is spelled I-N-G-R-A-I-N-E-D.
What does "ingrained" mean?
As an adjective, "ingrained" means: Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
What are common misspellings of "ingrained"?
Common misspellings include "ignrained", "ingarined", "inggrained", "ingraiend", "ingrainde". The correct spelling is "ingrained".
What is the origin of the word "ingrained"?
From ingrain + -ed. 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 "ingrained", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

humiliate#26,120housework#26,115Kimberley#26,140hesitated#26,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

frighten13 variantsforegoing13 variantsemptying13 variantscredence13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list