innings
/ˈɪn.ɪŋz/noun
innings is spelled I-N-N-I-N-G-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, innings means “One side's (from when the first player begins to bat, until the last player is out) or individual player's turn to bat or the runs scored during…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in innings?
| Letters | 7: I-N-N-I-N-G-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is innings?
Innings appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 innings?
- UK /ˈɪn.ɪŋz/
Innings 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). Recordings: En-au-innings.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of innings
- inningses plural, rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does innings mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One side's (from when the first player begins to bat, until the last player is out) or individual player's turn to bat or the runs scored during those durations.
- 2
A comparable period of play in croquet or roque.
- 3
UKThe time during which any party is in possession of power, or enjoying good luck, etc.; a turn of any kind.
- 4
UKA person's lifespan.
- 5
plural of inning
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does innings come from?
From the old verb inn (“to house corn”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).