inguinal
/ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/
"inguinal" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inguinal” is uncommon English (frequency #71,590 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,590
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the groin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inguinal · inguinal · English
inguinal · rank #71,590 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,590
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH ingratiate
Nearest frequency peer: ingratiate (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “inguinal”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- imperceptib…
imperceptibly
28,416 corpus weight
- impoverishm…
impoverishment
28,415 corpus weight
- indeciphera…
indecipherable
28,414 corpus weight
- ingratiate
ingratiate
28,412 corpus weight
- inguinal
inguinal
28,411 corpus weight
- instrumenta…
instrumentality
28,408 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “inguinal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inguinal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,590 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inguinal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inguinal is uncommon English at frequency #71,590 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to the groin.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for inguinal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin inguinālis, from inguen. The correct English form is inguinal, spelled I-N-G-U-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the groin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inguinal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Massage, particularly inguinal, was frequently resorted to by the ancients as an indeucement to potency.
Etymology
From Latin inguinālis, from inguen.
This word in other languages
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.
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