# ingress

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪŋɡɹɛs/ · frequency rank #37,516

## Definitions
1. The act of entering.
2. A permission to enter.
3. A door or other means of entering.
4. The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

## Etymology
From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.

## Easily confused with
- **ingest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ingest-vs-ingress)
- **impress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impress-vs-ingress)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ignress`, `ingerss`, `inggress`, `ingres`, `ingrress`, `ingrses`, `inngress`, `inrgess`, `nigress`

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