inner

/[ˈɪnɐ]/ prep

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,331

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

inner is aGermanprep. It means: in der Pronounced [ˈɪnɐ]. Often confused with Insel and Ionen.

Key facts for inner
PropertyValue
Headwordinner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPrep
IPA[ˈɪnɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,331
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for inner is 5 letters long, classified as aprep, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪnɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,331 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in der".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for inner, with forms such as "inenr", "iner", and "innerr". 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, "Insel", "Ionen", "Irrer", 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 inner, spelled I-N-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inenr,iner,innerr,innre,niner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inner

Misspelling Variants of "inner"

inenr5iner4innerr6innre5niner5
Misspelling Variants of "inner"

Frequency rank: #17,331 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inner"?
"inner" is spelled I-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnɐ].
What does "inner" mean?
As a prep, "inner" means: in der
What words are commonly confused with "inner"?
"inner" is commonly confused with "Insel", "Ionen", "Irrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inner" is [ˈɪnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inner" come from?
"inner" 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.