9-Letter Words Matching __F___G__

There are 12 9-letter words that match __F___G__. 6 are common words, such as INFRINGED and INFRINGES. A rarer one is BEFRINGES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

infringedinfringesoffstagessuffragansuffragesunfledgedinfringersafelightbafflegabbeflaggedbefringedbefringes

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
infringed
Rare example
befringes
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __f___g__ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

INFRINGED is among the common words in this set.