# Inoue

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,823

## Definitions
1. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 井上 (Inoue).

## Easily confused with
- **issue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inoue-vs-issue)
- **input** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inoue-vs-input)
- **INTHE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inoue-vs-inthe)
- **insure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inoue-vs-insure)
- **invoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inoue-vs-invoke)
- **Ince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ince-vs-inoue)
- **indie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indie-vs-inoue)
- **incur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incur-vs-inoue)
- **Indus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indus-vs-inoue)
- **inane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inane-vs-inoue)
- **income** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/income-vs-inoue)
- **ignore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignore-vs-inoue)
- **induce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/induce-vs-inoue)
- **injure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/injure-vs-inoue)
- **infuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infuse-vs-inoue)
- **Indore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indore-vs-inoue)

## Common misspellings (5)
`innoue`, `inoeu`, `inuoe`, `ionue`, `nioue`

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