# inlet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪnlət/ · frequency rank #16,051

## Definitions
1. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
2. A passage that leads into a cavity.

## Etymology
From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).

## Easily confused with
- **int** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-int)
- **isle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-isle)
- **inner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-inner)
- **input** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-input)
- **intel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-intel)
- **Inuit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-inuit)
- **inset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-inset)
- **islet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-islet)
- **innit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-innit)
- **invest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-invest)
- **intent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-intent)
- **insert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-insert)
- **insect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-insect)
- **invent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-invent)
- **invert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-invert)
- **ile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ile-vs-inlet)
- **idle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idle-vs-inlet)
- **init** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-inlet)
- **Ince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ince-vs-inlet)
- **Inez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inez-vs-inlet)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ilnet`, `inelt`, `inlett`, `inllet`, `inlte`, `innlet`, `nilet`

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