# inlay

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈleɪ/ · frequency rank #42,712

## Definitions
1. To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
2. To place an inlay in a tooth.

## Etymology
From in- + lay.

## Easily confused with
- **Isla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlay-vs-isla)
- **inna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlay-vs-inna)
- **Islam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlay-vs-islam)
- **inlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlay-vs-inlet)
- **Inman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlay-vs-inman)
- **Indy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indy-vs-inlay)
- **Inca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inca-vs-inlay)
- **idly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idly-vs-inlay)
- **inga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inga-vs-inlay)
- **inky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-inlay)
- **Ilan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilan-vs-inlay)
- **inland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inland-vs-inlay)
- **infamy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infamy-vs-inlay)
- **inlaid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlaid-vs-inlay)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ilnay`, `inaly`, `inlayy`, `inllay`, `inlya`, `innlay`, `nilay`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inlay