inning

/ˈɪnɪŋ/

//ˈɪnɪŋ// noun

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"inning" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“inning” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,195
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by member...

Corpus desk

Index EN-inning · inning · English

inning · rank #9,195 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,195
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH inland

Nearest frequency peer: inland (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “inning”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “inning” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inning vs innit
67% similar
inning vs Irving
50% similar
inning vs innings
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inning
PropertyValue
Headwordinning
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪnɪŋ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,195
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “inning”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).inninglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “inland” (#9,194), “innocence” (#9,196), “inherent” (#9,193). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “inning” is #9,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around inning (IPA /ˈɪnɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,195 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for inning, with forms such as "ining", "ininng", and "innign". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "innit", "Irving", "innings", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from innings, mistaken to be plural of the time period, not the entries of the batters/batsmen. The correct English form is inning, spelled I-N-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
  2. 2
    A similar period of play.
  3. 3
    A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
  4. 4
    A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
  5. 5
    The gathering of a crop; harvesting.
  6. 6
    Lands recovered from the sea.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inning appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It is a baseball tradition to sing "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" during the seventh inning stretch.
  2. We batted around in our half of the inning.

Etymology

Back-formation from innings, mistaken to be plural of the time period, not the entries of the batters/batsmen.

This word in other languages

manche(Français)Innings(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ining
  • ininng
  • innign
  • inningg
  • inninng
  • innnig
  • nining

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inning - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ining1ininng2innign2inningg1inninng1innnig2nining2
Edit distance from "inning"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inning"?
"inning" is spelled I-N-N-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪnɪŋ/.
What does "inning" mean?
As a noun, "inning" means: A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by member...
What words are commonly confused with "inning"?
"inning" is commonly confused with "innit", "Irving", "innings". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inning"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inning" is /ˈɪnɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "inning"?
Back-formation from innings, mistaken to be plural of the time period, not the entries of the batters/batsmen. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inland#9,194humour#9,189Gandhi#9,184Newman#9,216

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Nepal7 variantsOlivia7 variantsdecay7 variantsreset7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list