Ines

/[ˈiːnɛs]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,771

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Ines is aGermanname. It means: weiblicher Vorname Pronounced [ˈiːnɛs]. Often confused with is and ins.

Key facts for Ines
PropertyValue
HeadwordInes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈiːnɛs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,771
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ines in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ines is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈiːnɛs]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,771 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ines, with forms such as "iness", "innes", and "inse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "is", "ins", "Ios", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Ines, spelled I-N-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iness,innes,inse,nies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ines

Misspelling Variants of "Ines"

iness5innes5inse4nies4
Misspelling Variants of "Ines"

Frequency rank: #22,771 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ines"?
"Ines" is spelled I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːnɛs].
What does "Ines" mean?
As a name, "Ines" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Ines"?
"Ines" is commonly confused with "is", "ins", "Ios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ines" is [ˈiːnɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ines" come from?
"Ines" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.