inis

\ˈɪnʲɪʃ\

/\ˈɪnʲɪʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“inis” is uncommon French (frequency #98,095 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,095
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Île.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inis · inis · French

inis · rank #98,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,095
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH ininterrompus

Nearest frequency peer: ininterrompus (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « inis »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inis » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inis
PropertyValue
Headwordinis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɪnʲɪʃ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inis » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).inistombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « ininterrompus » (#98,094), « inlet » (#98,096), « inscrirait » (#98,097). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inis » est au #98,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inis is uncommon French at frequency #98,095 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɪnʲɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Île.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inis, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is inis, spelled I-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Île.

Synonyms

oileán

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inis"?
"inis" is spelled I-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɪnʲɪʃ\.
What does "inis" mean?
As a noun, "inis" means: Île.
How do you pronounce "inis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inis" is \ˈɪnʲɪʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Irun#98,106ibex#98,067kanu#98,139hopi#98,050

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list