inn

Other forms of inn

plural

inns·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about inn

What does inn mean?

inn means "a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers".

How many syllables are in inn?

inn has 1 syllable: inn. In IPA it is /ˈɪn/.

What is another word for inn?

Close synonyms include hostel, hostelry, lodge, auberge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inn a common word?

inn is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.