Innung

[ˈɪnʊŋ]

/[ˈɪnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Innung” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,616
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vereinigung oder Verband, in dem sich Handwerker desselben Handwerks (auf freiwilliger Basis) zusammengeschlossen haben

Corpus desk

Index DE-innung · Innung · German

Innung · rank #40,616 · 7 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,616
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Innenministers

Nearest frequency peer: Innenministers (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Innung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Innung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Innung vs innen
50% similar
Innung vs innig
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Innung
PropertyValue
HeadwordInnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,616
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Innung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Innungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Innenministers“ (#40,615), „Innenausbau“ (#40,614), „intervenieren“ (#40,618). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Innung“ bei #40,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Innung (IPA [ˈɪnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,616 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vereinigung oder Verband, in dem sich Handwerker desselben Handwerks (auf freiwilliger Basis) zusammengeschlossen haben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Innung, with forms such as "innnug", "innugn", and "innungg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "innen", "innig", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Innung, spelled I-N-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vereinigung oder Verband, in dem sich Handwerker desselben Handwerks (auf freiwilliger Basis) zusammengeschlossen haben

Synonyms

GildeHandwerksinnung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innnug
  • innugn
  • innungg
  • innunng
  • inung
  • inunng
  • ninung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Innung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

innnug2innugn2innungg1innunng1inung1inunng2ninung2
Edit distance from "Innung"

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 "Innung"?
"Innung" is spelled I-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnʊŋ].
What does "Innung" mean?
As a noun, "Innung" means: Vereinigung oder Verband, in dem sich Handwerker desselben Handwerks (auf freiwilliger Basis) zusammengeschlossen haben
What words are commonly confused with "Innung"?
"Innung" is commonly confused with "innen", "innig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Innung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Innung" is [ˈɪnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Innung" come from?
"Innung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jesaja#40,621kargen#40,627herben#40,593Hennef#40,590

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Harem7 variantsGotik7 variantsGeröll7 variantsFalte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list