Ingrid

\in.ɡʁid\

/\in.ɡʁid\/ name

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The verdict

“Ingrid” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,762
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin français.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ingrid · Ingrid · French

Ingrid · rank #20,762 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,762
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH incompétent

Nearest frequency peer: incompétent (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Ingrid »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Ingrid » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Ingrid vs INRIA
17% similar
Ingrid vs ingrat
50% similar

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

Key facts for Ingrid
PropertyValue
HeadwordIngrid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\in.ɡʁid\
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,762
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Ingrid »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Ingridse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « incompétent » (#20,761), « insignifiant » (#20,763), « inaugure » (#20,760). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Ingrid » est au #20,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ingrid (IPA \in.ɡʁid\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,762 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin français.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ingrid, with forms such as "ignrid", "inggrid", and "ingird". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "INRIA", "ingrat", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Ingrid, spelled I-N-G-R-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin français.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ingrid Peperstraete et son compagnon Florian Lucas, tous deux diplômés dans le domaine, ont entrepris de commercialiser sous différentes formes (poudre, paillettes ou tartare) des algues comestibles.

This word in other languages

Ingrid(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignrid
  • inggrid
  • ingird
  • ingrdi
  • ingridd
  • ingrrid
  • inngrid
  • inrgid
  • nigrid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ingrid - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ignrid2inggrid1ingird2ingrdi2ingridd1ingrrid1inngrid1inrgid2
Edit distance from "Ingrid"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ingrid"?
"Ingrid" is spelled I-N-G-R-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \in.ɡʁid\.
What does "Ingrid" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ingrid" means: Prénom féminin français.
What words are commonly confused with "Ingrid"?
"Ingrid" is commonly confused with "INRIA", "ingrat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ingrid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ingrid" is \in.ɡʁid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ingrid" come from?
"Ingrid" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jacobs#20,768labels#20,771lester#20,774lieues#20,775

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

gratis9 variantsliving9 variantsglauque9 variantsgerber9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list