Innings

[ˈɪnɪŋs]

/[ˈɪnɪŋs]/ noun

The verdict

“Innings” is uncommon German (frequency #74,732 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,732
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Inning

Corpus desk

Index DE-innings · Innings · German

Innings · rank #74,732 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,732
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inhibitoren

Nearest frequency peer: Inhibitoren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Innings“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Innings“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Innings
PropertyValue
HeadwordInnings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnɪŋs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Innings“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Inningsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Inhibitoren“ (#74,731), „Ingram“ (#74,730), „Informationsstand“ (#74,729). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Innings“ bei #74,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Innings is uncommon German at frequency #74,732 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Innings has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Innings, spelled I-N-N-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Inning
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Inning
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Inning
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Inning
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Inning

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 "Innings"?
"Innings" is spelled I-N-N-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnɪŋs].
What does "Innings" mean?
As a noun, "Innings" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Inning
How do you pronounce "Innings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Innings" is [ˈɪnɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Innings" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list