# ingredient

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ · frequency rank #10,557

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

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ignredient`, `ingerdient`, `inggredient`, `ingrdeient`, `ingreddient`, `ingredeint`, `ingrediennt`, `ingredientt`, `ingredietn`, `ingredinet`, `ingreident`, `ingrredient`, `inngredient`, `inrgedient`, `nigredient`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ingredient