inspizierenvsinspiziertWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“inspizieren” and “inspiziert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,991
“inspizieren” frequency rank
#45,364
“inspiziert” frequency rank
94355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inspizieren inspiziert
Definition etwas gründlich prüfen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs inspizieren

Where the eye mixes inspizieren and inspiziert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. inspizieren runs 11 letters (VCCCVCVVCVC) against inspiziert's 10 (VCCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
inspizieren
10 ch
inspiziert

Visual trap between inspizieren and inspiziert

A purely visual mix-up. inspizieren ([ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən]) and inspiziert ([ɪnspiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inspizieren is recorded at frequency rank #48,991, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən]. 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 94355, this pair ranks #17,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inspizieren vs inspiziert

Shared letters: einprsz. Private to "inspizieren": -. Private to "inspiziert": t.

"inspizieren" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC  ·  "inspiziert" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inspizieren ← innspizieren · inpsizieren · insipzieren · inspiizeren · inspizeiren · inspizieern · inspizierenn · inspizierne
  • inspiziert ← innspiziert · inpsiziert · insipziert · inspiizert · inspizeirt · inspizierrt · inspiziertt · inspizietr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "inspizieren" for "inspiziert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən] versus [ɪnspiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inspizieren" or "inspiziert"?
"inspiziert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,364 in our German list, against #48,991 for "inspizieren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "inspizieren" 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 #17,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inspizieren" and "inspiziert" 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 #17,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list