inlaw
/ɪnˈlɔː/verb, noun
inlaw is spelled I-N-L-A-W: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, inlaw means “To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inlaw?
| Letters | 5: I-N-L-A-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is inlaw?
Inlaw appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce inlaw?
- /ɪnˈlɔː/
As a noun (“One who is within the domain or protection of the law”): /ˈɪnlɔː/.
Inlaw has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with inlaw?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as inlaw.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: liwan.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of inlaw
- inlaws present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- inlawing participle, present
- inlawed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inlaw mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKTo clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the law
The king, indignant that an attempt should be made to exempt the vast ecclesiastical lands from taxation at a time of national crisis, sequestrated the estates of the see of Canterbury, and copied John’s conduct in 1208 by outlawing the who
noun
- 1
One who is within the domain or protection of the law.
- 2
Alternative form of in-law.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does inlaw come from?
From Middle English inlawen, inlaghen, from Old English inlagian, ġeinlagian (“to restore to the protection of the law, inlaw”), equivalent to in- + law.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).