Inhaber

[ˈɪnˌhaːbɐ]

/[ˈɪnˌhaːbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inhaber” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,497
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der eine bestimmte Sache besitzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-inhaber · Inhaber · German

Inhaber · rank #5,497 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,497
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH illegal

Nearest frequency peer: illegal (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Inhaber“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Inhaber“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Inhaber vs Inhaberin
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Inhaber
PropertyValue
HeadwordInhaber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnˌhaːbɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,497
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Inhaber“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Inhaberliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „illegal“ (#5,496), „inhaltlich“ (#5,498), „hervorragend“ (#5,495). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inhaber“ bei #5,497. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Inhaber (IPA [ˈɪnˌhaːbɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,497 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Inhaber, with forms such as "ihnaber", "inahber", and "inhabber". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Inhaberin", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Inhaber, spelled I-N-H-A-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der eine bestimmte Sache besitzt
  2. 2
    Träger eines bestimmten Titels
  3. 3
    derjenige, dem ein Recht oder eine Forderung zusteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Inhaber des Restaurants beschwerte sich bei der Polizei über vandalierende Jugendliche.
  2. „Die Inhaber vermieteten ihren Gasthof seit vielen Jahren an Vereine, die nicht unbedingt große öffentliche Präsenz anstrebten.“

Synonyms

BesitzerEigentümerTräger

Antonyms

Eigentümer

This word in other languages

proprietary(English)propietario(Español)propriétaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ihnaber
  • inahber
  • inhabber
  • inhaberr
  • inhabre
  • inhaebr
  • inhbaer
  • inhhaber
  • innhaber
  • nihaber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ihnaber2inahber2inhabber1inhaberr1inhabre2inhaebr2inhbaer2inhhaber1
Edit distance from "Inhaber"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Inhaber"?
"Inhaber" is spelled I-N-H-A-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnˌhaːbɐ].
What does "Inhaber" mean?
As a noun, "Inhaber" means: jemand, der eine bestimmte Sache besitzt
What words are commonly confused with "Inhaber"?
"Inhaber" is commonly confused with "Inhaberin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Inhaber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inhaber" is [ˈɪnˌhaːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inhaber" come from?
"Inhaber" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

illegal#5,496gewährt#5,492komplex#5,504gelangt#5,488

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fressen10 variantsscience10 variantsanlegen10 variantsAnklage10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list