inner
German, preposition/ˈɪnɐ/
inner is spelled I-N-N-E-R (5 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inner is a German preposition meaning “within” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der”.
What does inner mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inner
Das größte innerstädtische Einkaufszentrum in Deutschland.
preposition
- 1
within
contraction
- 1
colloquialfemininein the
prefix
- 1
intra-, inner
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. in der
adjective: 1. in einem Bereich, Raum befindlich 2. innerhalb des Körpers seiend 3. im Geiste, im Seelischen enthalten 4. einem Gegenstand charakteristisch, eigentümlich seiend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inner
- innerer masculine nominative singular
- innerster masculine nominative singular
- innere feminine nominative singular
- inneres neuter nominative singular
- inneren genitive masculine singular
- innerem dative masculine singular
- der innere definite includes-article masculine
- die innere definite feminine includes-article
- das innere definite includes-article neuter
- die inneren definite includes-article nominative
- des inneren definite genitive includes-article
- der inneren definite feminine genitive
- dem inneren dative definite includes-article
- den inneren dative definite includes-article
- inner(er) positive
- am innersten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inner?
- /ˈɪnɐ/
- [ˈɪnɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inner in German?
inner appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).