innig

/[ˈɪnɪç]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,588

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

innig is anGermanadj. It means: Leidenschaft besitzend, im Sinne von Pronounced [ˈɪnɪç]. Often confused with intim and Innung.

Key facts for innig
PropertyValue
Headwordinnig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɪnɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,588
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for innig is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪnɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,588 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for innig, with forms such as "inig", "ining", and "inngi". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "intim", "Innung", "innige", 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 innig, spelled I-N-N-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leidenschaft besitzend, im Sinne von
  2. 2
    Leidenschaft besitzend, im Sinne von
  3. 3
    Leidenschaft besitzend, im Sinne von
  4. 4
    Leidenschaft besitzend, im Sinne von

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inig,ining,inngi,innigg,ninig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for innig

Misspelling Variants of "innig"

inig4ining5inngi5innigg6ninig5
Misspelling Variants of "innig"

Frequency rank: #37,588 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "innig"?
"innig" is spelled I-N-N-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnɪç].
What does "innig" mean?
As an adj, "innig" means: Leidenschaft besitzend, im Sinne von
What words are commonly confused with "innig"?
"innig" is commonly confused with "intim", "Innung", "innige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "innig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "innig" is [ˈɪnɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "innig" come from?
"innig" 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.