inlinevsinnigeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: inline is a verb, innige is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“inline” is a verb and “innige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,099
“inline” frequency rank
#46,749
“innige” frequency rank
78848
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inline innige
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs inlinen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs innig

Where the eye mixes inline and innige

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
inline
6 ch
innige

Look-alike desk: inline vs innige

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inline is [ˈɪnlaɪ̯nə] while innige is [ˈɪnɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inline is recorded at frequency rank #32,099, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɪnlaɪ̯nə]. innige is at rank #46,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnɪɡə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 78848, this pair ranks #229,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inline vs innige

Shared letters: ein. Private to "inline": l. Private to "innige": g.

"inline" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "innige" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inlineilnine · inilne · inlien · inlinne · inlline · inlnie · innline · niline
  • innigeinige · ininge · inngie · innieg · innigge · ninige

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inline" and "innige" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "inline" is a verb and "innige" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "inline" vs "innige" - which ranks higher?
"inline" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,099 in our German list, against #46,749 for "innige". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inline" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "innige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inline" and "innige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "innig vs innige". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #229,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list