ingrato

[ĩŋˈgɾat̪o]

/[ĩŋˈgɾat̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“ingrato” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,669
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no reconoce, no aprecia y no agradece el favor o bien que recibe; que no siente gratitud o agradecimiento; que desagradece.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ingrato · ingrato · Spanish

ingrato · rank #37,669 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,669
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inmadurez

Nearest frequency peer: inmadurez (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ingrato”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ingrato” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ingrato vs innato
71% similar
ingrato vs ingreso
71% similar
ingrato vs ingrata
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ingrato
PropertyValue
Headwordingrato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩŋˈgɾat̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,669
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ingrato”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ingratocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “inmadurez” (#37,670), “insensibles” (#37,671), “industry” (#37,666). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “ingrato” va en #37,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ingrato (IPA [ĩŋˈgɾat̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,669 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingrato, with forms such as "ignrato", "ingarto", and "inggrato". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "innato", "ingreso", "ingrata", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ingrato, spelled I-N-G-R-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no reconoce, no aprecia y no agradece el favor o bien que recibe; que no siente gratitud o agradecimiento; que desagradece.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo que no responde bien a los cuidados o trabajo invertidos en mantenerlo, conservarlo o mejorarlo, por no funcionar o prosperar como se espera.
  3. 3
    Que no es grato, fácil o agradable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «¿Vuelves al mar, ingrata, o me abandonas a llorar los rigores de tu ausencia?».
  2. Producir una película … sigue siendo un camino arduo, difícilmente imaginable, camino ingrato y en todo caso poco lucrativo

Synonyms

desagradecidodesgradecidomalagradecidoruindesagradecidoarduoásperodesagradabledifícilduro

Antonyms

agradecidoreconocidoagradecido

This word in other languages

unthankful(English)ingrat(Français)undankbar(Deutsch)ingrato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignrato
  • ingarto
  • inggrato
  • ingraot
  • ingratto
  • ingrrato
  • ingrtao
  • inngrato
  • inrgato
  • nigrato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingrato - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ignrato2ingarto2inggrato1ingraot2ingratto1ingrrato1ingrtao2inngrato1
Edit distance from "ingrato"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ingrato"?
"ingrato" is spelled I-N-G-R-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋˈgɾat̪o].
What does "ingrato" mean?
As an adjective, "ingrato" means: Que no reconoce, no aprecia y no agradece el favor o bien que recibe; que no siente gratitud o agradecimiento; que desagradece.
What words are commonly confused with "ingrato"?
"ingrato" is commonly confused with "innato", "ingreso", "ingrata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ingrato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingrato" is [ĩŋˈgɾat̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ingrato" come from?
"ingrato" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imputan#37,662inyecta#37,680hornear#37,655juzgará#37,684

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

juzgues10 variantslinfoma10 variantsllamemos10 variantsmandala10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list