Which to use
“inspiriert” is a verb and “inspirierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,938
- “inspiriert” frequency rank
- #40,011
- “inspirierten” frequency rank
- 47949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inspiriert | inspirierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs inspirieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs inspiriert |
Where the eye mixes inspiriert and inspirierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. inspiriert runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVVCC) against inspirierten's 12 (VCCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: inspiriert vs inspirierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inspiriert is [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯t] while inspirierten is [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “inspiriert” sits inside “inspirierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inspiriert is recorded at frequency rank #7,938, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯t]. inspirierten is at rank #40,011, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 47949, this pair ranks #1,266,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inspiriert vs inspirierten
Shared letters: einprst. Private to "inspiriert": -. Private to "inspirierten": -.
"inspiriert" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC · "inspirierten" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inspiriert ← innspiriert · inpsiriert · insipriert · inspiirert · inspireirt · inspirierrt · inspiriertt · inspirietr
- inspirierten ← innspirierten · inpsirierten · insiprierten · inspiirerten · inspireirten · inspirieretn · inspirierrten · inspiriertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inspiriert" and "inspirierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "inspiriert" vs "inspirierten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "inspiriert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inspirierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,266,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inspiriert" and "inspirierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inspirierten vs inspizieren". 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 #1,266,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.