# inventory

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/ · frequency rank #5,698

## Definitions
1. The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
2. A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
3. The process of producing or updating such a list.
4. A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use.
5. The total set of a (specified) linguistic feature (within a language etc.)

## Etymology
From Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inveniō (“to find out”).

## Easily confused with
- **investor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inventory-vs-investor)
- **inventor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inventor-vs-inventory)

## Common misspellings (14)
`inevntory`, `innventory`, `invenntory`, `invenotry`, `inventorry`, `inventoryy`, `inventoyr`, `inventroy`, `inventtory`, `invetnory`, `invnetory`, `invventory`, `ivnentory`, `niventory`

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