9-Letter Words Matching __G_____N

There are 17 9-letter words that match __G_____N. 7 are common words, such as COGNITION and DIGESTION. A rarer one is SIGHTSEEN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

cognitiondigestioningestionmigrationnightgownsignalmansignalmencognationdigitalindigitoxinenginemangiganteanmagnetrondigitoninhagriddenmagnesiansightseen

About this list

Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
cognition
Rare example
sightseen
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __g_____n are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COGNITION is among the common words in this set.