# into

> English word · Preposition · IPA /ˈɪn.tuː/ · frequency rank #83

## Definitions
1. To or towards the inside of.
2. To or towards the region of.
3. Against, especially with force or violence.
4. Indicates transition into another form or substance.
5. Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.
6. After the start of.
7. Interested in or attracted to.
8. Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
9. Expressing the operation of multiplication.
10. Investigating the subject (of).
11. Attacking or fighting a person.

## Etymology
From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae.

## Easily confused with
- **it** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-it)
- **io** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-io)
- **its** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-its)
- **iso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-iso)
- **IPO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-ipo)
- **itt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-itt)
- **ITC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-itc)
- **Ivo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-ivo)
- **ith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-ith)
- **iota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-iota)
- **itty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-itty)
- **intro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/into-vs-intro)
- **in** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/in-vs-into)
- **inc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inc-vs-into)
- **ink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ink-vs-into)
- **inn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inn-vs-into)
- **ins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ins-vs-into)
- **int** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/int-vs-into)
- **IMO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imo-vs-into)
- **Ind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ind-vs-into)

## Common misspellings (5)
`innto`, `inot`, `intto`, `itno`, `nito`

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