inu
[inɯ̟ᵝ]
The verdict
“inu” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,021 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,021
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Canis lupus familiaris) Perro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-inu · inu · Spanish
inu · rank #90,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,021
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 22,782
- PHOTO-FINISH introductorios
Nearest frequency peer: introductorios (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “inu”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- interrumpo
interrumpo
9,984 corpus weight
- intestinas
intestinas
9,983 corpus weight
- introductor…
introductorios
9,981 corpus weight
- inu
inu
9,980 corpus weight
- inunden
inunden
9,979 corpus weight
- invoque
invoque
9,975 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “inu” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inu |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [inɯ̟ᵝ] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #90,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inu” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
inu is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,021 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [inɯ̟ᵝ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Canis lupus familiaris) Perro.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for inu in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is inu, spelled I-N-U.
Definition
- 1(Canis lupus familiaris) Perro.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.