into

\ˈɪn.tuː\

/\ˈɪn.tuː\/ prep

The verdict

“into” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,921
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au milieu de, dans, en, parmi, à.

Corpus desk

Index FR-into · into · French

into · rank #16,921 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,921
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intervalles

Nearest frequency peer: intervalles (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « into »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « into » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

into vs it
50% similar
into vs io
50% similar
into vs iso
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for into
PropertyValue
Headwordinto
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ˈɪn.tuː\
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,921
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « into »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).intose place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intervalles » (#16,920), « iraniens » (#16,922), « internaute » (#16,919). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « into » est au #16,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around into (IPA \ˈɪn.tuː\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #16,921 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Au milieu de, dans, en, parmi, à.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for into, with forms such as "innto", "inot", and "intto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "it", "io", "iso", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is into, spelled I-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au milieu de, dans, en, parmi, à.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innto
  • inot
  • intto
  • itno
  • nito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of into - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

innto1inot2intto1itno2nito2
Edit distance from "into"

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 "into"?
"into" is spelled I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɪn.tuː\.
What does "into" mean?
As a preposition, "into" means: Au milieu de, dans, en, parmi, à.
What words are commonly confused with "into"?
"into" is commonly confused with "it", "io", "iso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "into"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "into" is \ˈɪn.tuː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "into" come from?
"into" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list