in's
/ɪnz/
"in-s" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“in's” is uncommon English (frequency #60,877 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,877
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraction of in + his.
Corpus desk
Index EN-in-s · in's · English
in's · rank #60,877 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,877
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH infantryman
Nearest frequency peer: infantryman (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “in's”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hydraulical…
hydraulically
39,130 corpus weight
- in's
in's
39,124 corpus weight
- infantryman
infantryman
39,122 corpus weight
- ingot
ingot
39,121 corpus weight
- inoperative
inoperative
39,120 corpus weight
- instil
instil
39,119 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “in's” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | in's |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /ɪnz/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #60,877 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “in's” in English
Rare enough to double-check
in's is uncommon English at frequency #60,877 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as acontraction, transcribed /ɪnz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contraction of in + his.".
in's doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is in's, spelled I-N-'-S.
Definition
- 1Contraction of in + his.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how in's appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Let Theophilus ſpeak to that point ; for he’s never without Greek in’s Mouth.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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