How to spell income

hear itin·come/'ɪnkəm/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: Financial gain earned over a period of time.

In a sentence: The ice cream shop made a lot of income from selling yummy treats.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as incom or inkome.

Same family: incoming, low-income, high-income, income-tax, revenue. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "income" comes from Middle English and literally meant "what comes in," especially money that comes into a person or household. It combines the words "in" and "come" and has been used in financial and legal contexts since at least the 14th century.

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