inure
/ɪˈnjʊɹ/verb
inure is spelled I-N-U-R-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, inure means “To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inure?
| Letters | 5: I-N-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is inure?
Inure appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 inure?
- /ɪˈnjʊə(ɹ)/
- /ɪˈnjɔː(ɹ)/
- US /ɪˈnjʊɹ/
Inure 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inure?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as inure from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: urine.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of inure
- inures present, singular, he/she/it
- inuring participle, present
- inured participle, past
- enure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
- 2
To take effect, to be operative.
Jim buys a beach house that includes the right to travel across the neighbor's property to get to the water. That right of way is said "to inure to the benefit of Jim".
- 3
obsoleteTo commit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | endurcir, aguerrir, habituer , prendre effet |
| German | abhärten, an gewöhnen (etwas) |
| Portuguese | acostumar, habituar, endurecer |
| Spanish | avezar, vezar |
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 inure come from?
From Middle English inuren, equivalent to in- + ure (“practise, exercise”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).