Inquisition

[ɪnkviziˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪnkviziˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inquisition” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,391
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gericht der Kirche gegen Abtrünnige und solche, die Glaubenslehren ablehnten

Corpus desk

Index DE-inquisition · Inquisition · German

Inquisition · rank #24,391 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,391
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH inszenierte

Nearest frequency peer: inszenierte (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Inquisition“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Inquisition“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Inquisition
PropertyValue
HeadwordInquisition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnkviziˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,391
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Inquisition“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Inquisitionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „inszenierte“ (#24,392), „Inbegriffen“ (#24,389), „hölzerne“ (#24,388). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inquisition“ bei #24,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Inquisition (IPA [ɪnkviziˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,391 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gericht der Kirche gegen Abtrünnige und solche, die Glaubenslehren ablehnten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Inquisition, with forms such as "innquisition", "inqiusition", and "inqquisition". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Inquisition, spelled I-N-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gericht der Kirche gegen Abtrünnige und solche, die Glaubenslehren ablehnten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Inquisition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Anna Schwegelin wurde nicht durch die Inquisition, sondern durch ein weltliches Gericht zum Tode verurteilt.
  2. Giordano Bruno entging der Inquisition nicht.

Synonyms

Untersuchung

This word in other languages

inquisition(English)inquisición(Español)inquisition(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innquisition
  • inqiusition
  • inqquisition
  • inquiistion
  • inquisiiton
  • inquisitino
  • inquisitionn
  • inquisitoin
  • inquisittion
  • inquissition
  • inquistiion
  • inqusiition
  • inuqisition
  • iqnuisition
  • niquisition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Inquisition - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

innquisition1inqiusition2inqquisition1inquiistion2inquisiiton2inquisitino2inquisitionn1inquisitoin2
Edit distance from "Inquisition"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Inquisition"?
"Inquisition" is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnkviziˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Inquisition" mean?
As a noun, "Inquisition" means: Gericht der Kirche gegen Abtrünnige und solche, die Glaubenslehren ablehnten
What are common misspellings of "Inquisition"?
Common misspellings include "innquisition", "inqiusition", "inqquisition", "inquiistion", "inquisiiton". The correct spelling is "Inquisition".
How do you pronounce "Inquisition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inquisition" is [ɪnkviziˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inquisition" come from?
"Inquisition" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Inquisition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inszenierte#24,392Inbegriffen#24,389Hochdeutsch#24,384Kindesalter#24,400

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Kirchberg15 variantslebendiger15 variantsgestrickt15 variantsgemeldeten15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list