Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

innkeeping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: innkeep-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The trade of an innkeeper; hostelry.

Uncountable

adj

Operating one or more inns.

Example Sentences

"For Season 3 Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott give up innkeeping and buy their first house."
"an innkeeping family"

Etymology

From inn + keeping.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does innkeeping mean?: The trade of an innkeeper; hostelry.
Where does innkeeping come from?: From inn + keeping.

How to pronounce innkeeping

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