Innern
[ˈɪnɐn]
The verdict
“Innern” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,116 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,116
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Inneres
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Innern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɪnɐn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,116 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Innern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Innern is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪnɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,116 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Innern, with forms such as "inenrn", "inern", and "innenr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Ionen", "Inseln", "interne", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Innern, spelled I-N-N-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Inneres
- 2Genitiv Singular der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Inneres
- 3Dativ Singular der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Inneres
- 4Genitiv Singular der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Inneres
- 5Dativ Singular der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Inneres
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inenrn,inern,innenr,innernn,innerrn,innren,ninern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Innern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Innern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-N-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɪnɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ionen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Innern vs Ionen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.