inventory

[ˈɪnvəntəri]

/[ˈɪnvəntəri]/ noun

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The verdict

“inventory” is uncommon German (frequency #90,469 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,469
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die komplette und genaue Liste der Dinge an einem Ort

Corpus desk

Index DE-inventory · inventory · German

inventory · rank #90,469 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,469
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inventars

Nearest frequency peer: Inventars (-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 „inventory“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inventory
PropertyValue
Headwordinventory
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnvəntəri]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „inventory“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Inventars“ (#90,468), „Investitionsprogramm“ (#90,470), „Investitionsstau“ (#90,471). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inventory“ bei #90,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inventory is uncommon German at frequency #90,469 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnvəntəri]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for inventory, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is inventory, spelled I-N-V-E-N-T-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    die komplette und genaue Liste der Dinge an einem Ort
  2. 2
    die Menge in einem Geschäft vorhandener Ware
  3. 3
    das Erstellen einer Liste vorhandener Ware

Synonyms

stock

This word in other languages

inventaire(Français)

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 "inventory"?
"inventory" is spelled I-N-V-E-N-T-O-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnvəntəri].
What does "inventory" mean?
As a noun, "inventory" means: die komplette und genaue Liste der Dinge an einem Ort
How do you pronounce "inventory"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inventory" is [ˈɪnvəntəri]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inventory" come from?
"inventory" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Inventars#90,468Infotafel#90,460Hosenbund#90,441hormonell#90,440

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list