Which to use
“inspirieren” is a verb and “inspirierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,661
- “inspirieren” frequency rank
- #29,638
- “inspirierte” frequency rank
- 45299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inspirieren | inspirierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geistig anregen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs inspiriert |
Where the eye mixes inspirieren and inspirierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. inspirieren (VCCCVCVVCVC) and inspirierte (VCCCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between inspirieren and inspirierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inspirieren is [ɪnspiˈʁiːʁən] while inspirierte is [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inspirieren is recorded at frequency rank #15,661, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnspiˈʁiːʁən]. inspirierte is at rank #29,638, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯tə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45299, this pair ranks #1,357,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inspirieren vs inspirierte
Shared letters: einprs. Private to "inspirieren": -. Private to "inspirierte": t.
"inspirieren" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC · "inspirierte" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- inspirieren ← innspirieren · inpsirieren · insiprieren · inspiireren · inspireiren · inspirieern · inspirierenn · inspirierne
- inspirierte ← innspirierte · inpsirierte · insiprierte · inspiirerte · inspireirte · inspirieret · inspirierrte · inspiriertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inspirieren" and "inspirierte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "inspirieren" or "inspirierte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "inspirieren" and "inspirierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inspirieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inspirierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,357,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inspirieren" and "inspirierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inspirierte vs inspiziert". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,357,762 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.