# input

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪnpʊt/ · frequency rank #3,953

## Definitions
1. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
2. That which is put in, as in an amount.
3. Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
4. Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
5. An input jack.

## Etymology
From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put.

## Easily confused with
- **int** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/input-vs-int)
- **Inuit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/input-vs-inuit)
- **inset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/input-vs-inset)
- **insult** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/input-vs-insult)
- **init** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-input)
- **inlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-input)
- **incur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incur-vs-input)
- **inept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inept-vs-input)
- **inert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inert-vs-input)
- **Indus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indus-vs-input)
- **innit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innit-vs-input)
- **Inoue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inoue-vs-input)

## Common misspellings (7)
`innput`, `inpput`, `inptu`, `inputt`, `inupt`, `ipnut`, `niput`

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