ingredient

Name: ingredient, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

//ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“ingredient” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,557
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ingredient · ingredient · English

ingredient · rank #10,557 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,557
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH initiate

Nearest frequency peer: initiate (+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.

HBO

89,448
hedge

89,447
homosexuali…

89,446
ingredient

89,444
initiate

89,443
inserted

89,442

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

Key facts for ingredient
Property	Value
Headword	ingredient
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#10,557
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ingredient”

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).ingredientlands here:

#10,557

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “initiate” (#10,558), “homosexuality” (#10,555), “inserted” (#10,559). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “ingredient” is #10,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ingredient (IPA /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,557 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingredient, with forms such as "ignredient", "ingerdient", and "inggredient". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”). The correct English form is ingredient, spelled I-N-G-R-E-D-I-E-N-T.

Definition

1
One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
2
A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Holonyms: mixture; whole
Near-synonyms: constituent, component

Etymology

From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).

This word in other languages

ingrediente(Español)ingrédient(Français)Zutat(Deutsch)ingrediente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ignredient
ingerdient
inggredient
ingrdeient
ingreddient
ingredeint
ingrediennt
ingredientt
ingredietn
ingredinet
ingreident
ingrredient
inngredient
inrgedient
nigredient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingredient - 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.

Edit distance from "ingredient"

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 "ingredient"?

"ingredient" is spelled I-N-G-R-E-D-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/.

What does "ingredient" mean?

As a noun, "ingredient" means: One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

What are common misspellings of "ingredient"?

Common misspellings include "ignredient", "ingerdient", "inggredient", "ingrdeient", "ingreddient". The correct spelling is "ingredient".

How do you pronounce "ingredient"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingredient" is /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/. 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 "ingredient"?

From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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