Which to use
“inspirierte” is an adjective and “inspiziert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,638
- “inspirierte” frequency rank
- #45,364
- “inspiziert” frequency rank
- 75002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inspirierte | inspiziert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs inspiriert | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs inspizieren |
Where the eye mixes inspirierte and inspiziert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. inspirierte runs 11 letters (VCCCVCVVCCV) against inspiziert's 10 (VCCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: inspirierte vs inspiziert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inspirierte is [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯tə] while inspiziert is [ɪnspiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inspirierte is recorded at frequency rank #29,638, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯tə]. inspiziert is at rank #45,364, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪnspiˈt͡siːɐ̯t].
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 75002, this pair ranks #318,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inspirierte vs inspiziert
Shared letters: einprst. Private to "inspirierte": -. Private to "inspiziert": z.
"inspirierte" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCCV · "inspiziert" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inspirierte ← innspirierte · inpsirierte · insiprierte · inspiirerte · inspireirte · inspirieret · inspirierrte · inspiriertte
- inspiziert ← innspiziert · inpsiziert · insipziert · inspiizert · inspizeirt · inspizierrt · inspiziertt · inspizietr
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "inspirierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inspiziert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inspirierte" and "inspiziert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inspizieren 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 #318,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.