ingrediente

/ĩ.ɡɾɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/

//ĩ.ɡɾɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“ingrediente” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,358
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - algo que faz parte de uma mistura (por exemplo, em receitas culinárias, em remédios, em bebidas)

Corpus desk

Index PT-ingrediente · ingrediente · Portuguese

ingrediente · rank #18,358 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,358
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH insulina

Nearest frequency peer: insulina (+4 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ingrediente”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ingrediente” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ingrediente
PropertyValue
Headwordingrediente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.ɡɾɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,358
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ingrediente”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ingredientecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “insulina” (#18,362), “impaciente” (#18,351), “intimidar” (#18,365). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “ingrediente” fica em #18,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around ingrediente (IPA /ĩ.ɡɾɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,358 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingrediente, with forms such as "ignrediente", "ingerdiente", and "inggrediente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ingrediente, spelled I-N-G-R-E-D-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    algo que faz parte de uma mistura (por exemplo, em receitas culinárias, em remédios, em bebidas)
  2. 2
    elemento constitutivo de qualquer coisa; componente

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eu não gosto de fazer receitas que têm uma lista de ingredientes muito comprida.
  2. O esforço pessoal é um ingrediente indispensável ao sucesso.

This word in other languages

ingredient(English)ingrediente(Español)ingrédient(Français)Zutat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignrediente
  • ingerdiente
  • inggrediente
  • ingrdeiente
  • ingreddiente
  • ingredeinte
  • ingredienet
  • ingrediennte
  • ingredientte
  • ingredietne
  • ingredinete
  • ingreidente
  • ingrrediente
  • inngrediente
  • inrgediente
  • nigrediente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingrediente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ignrediente2ingerdiente2inggrediente1ingrdeiente2ingreddiente1ingredeinte2ingredienet2ingrediennte1
Edit distance from "ingrediente"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ingrediente"?
"ingrediente" is spelled I-N-G-R-E-D-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ɡɾɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/.
What does "ingrediente" mean?
As a noun, "ingrediente" means: algo que faz parte de uma mistura (por exemplo, em receitas culinárias, em remédios, em bebidas)
What are common misspellings of "ingrediente"?
Common misspellings include "ignrediente", "ingerdiente", "inggrediente", "ingrdeiente", "ingreddiente". The correct spelling is "ingrediente".
How do you pronounce "ingrediente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingrediente" is /ĩ.ɡɾɨ.ˈdjẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ingrediente" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escravatura#18,324enfraquecer#18,320patrimonial#18,406vegetariano#18,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

reformulação16 variantscontaminado16 variantspaternidade16 variantsneutralizar16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list