innkeeper
/ˈɪnkiːpəɹ/noun
innkeeper is spelled I-N-N-K-E-E-P-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, innkeeper means “The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of innkeeper is innkeepers.
How many letters and syllables are in innkeeper?
| Letters | 9: I-N-N-K-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 innkeeper?
Innkeeper appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 innkeeper?
- US /ˈɪnkiːpəɹ/
Innkeeper has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-innkeeper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of innkeeper
- innkeepers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does innkeeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Innkeeper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person responsible for the running of an inn:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tavernier, hôtelier, aubergiste |
| German | Gastwirt, Gastwirtin, Wirt, Wirtin, Krüger |
| Portuguese | estalajadeiro |
| Spanish | posadero, posadera, ventero, ventera |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does innkeeper come from?
From Middle English inkeper; equivalent to inn + keeper. Compare Middle English inholder (“innkeeper”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).