Which to use
“inspirierten” is an adjective and “inspizieren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,011
- “inspirierten” frequency rank
- #48,991
- “inspizieren” frequency rank
- 89002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inspirierten | inspizieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs inspiriert | etwas gründlich prüfen |
Where the eye mixes inspirierten and inspizieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. inspirierten runs 12 letters (VCCCVCVVCCVC) against inspizieren's 11 (VCCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inspirierten and inspizieren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inspirierten is [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯tn̩] while inspizieren is [ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən]. 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 89002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inspirierten is recorded at frequency rank #40,011, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnspiˈʁiːɐ̯tn̩]. inspizieren is at rank #48,991, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən].
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 89002, this pair ranks #62,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inspirierten vs inspizieren
Shared letters: einprs. Private to "inspirierten": t. Private to "inspizieren": z.
"inspirierten" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCCVC · "inspizieren" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inspirierten ← innspirierten · inpsirierten · insiprierten · inspiirerten · inspireirten · inspirieretn · inspirierrten · inspiriertenn
- inspizieren ← innspizieren · inpsizieren · insipzieren · inspiizeren · inspizeiren · inspizieern · inspizierenn · inspizierne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inspirierten" for "inspizieren" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "inspirierten" and "inspizieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inspirierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inspizieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inspirierten" and "inspizieren" 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 #62,030 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.