inventory
/ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/noun, verb
inventory is spelled I-N-V-E-N-T-O-R-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inventory means “The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inventory is inventories.
How many letters and syllables are in inventory?
| Letters | 9: I-N-V-E-N-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,679th 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 inventory?
Inventory appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th 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 inventory?
- UK /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/
- UK /ɪnˈvɛn.tə.ɹi/
- US /ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/
Inventory has 4 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-inventory.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inventory2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inventory
- inventories plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- inventorying participle, present
- inventoried participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inventory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
- 2
A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
- 3
The process of producing or updating such a list.
This month's inventory took nearly three days.
- 4
A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use.
You can't get through the underground tunnel if there are more than three items in your inventory.
- 5
The total set of a (specified) linguistic feature (within a language etc.)
Germanic languages have a marked tendency towards large vocalic inventories.
verb
- 1
To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate inventory?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of inventory: inv, invt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inventory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inventaire , inventorier |
| German | Inventar, Lager, Vorräte , Inventur machen , Inventarliste, Inventarverzeichnis |
| Portuguese | inventário, existências , inventariar, fazer o inventário |
| Spanish | inventario , inventariar |
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 inventory come from?
From Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inveniō (“to find out”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).