ingrowth
/ˈɪnˌɡɹoʊθ/noun
ingrowth is spelled I-N-G-R-O-W-T-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ingrowth means “Growth inwards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ingrowth is ingrowths.
How many letters and syllables are in ingrowth?
| Letters | 8: I-N-G-R-O-W-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ingrowth?
Ingrowth appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ingrowth?
- UK /ˈɪnˌɡrəʊθ/
- US /ˈɪnˌɡɹoʊθ/
Ingrowth has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ingrowth?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ingrowth (/ɪnɡɹoʊθ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: throwing.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ingrowth
- ingrowths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ingrowth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Growth inwards.
Ingrowth is a common problem with toenails.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ingrowth come from?
From in- + growth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).