Inquisitor

[ɪnkviˈziːtoːɐ̯]

/[ɪnkviˈziːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inquisitor” is uncommon German (frequency #67,354 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,354
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geistlicher, der im Auftrag der Kirche gegen einen Ketzer ermittelt; eine Inquisition durchführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-inquisitor · Inquisitor · German

Inquisitor · rank #67,354 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,354
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH insolventen

Nearest frequency peer: insolventen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Inquisitor“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Inquisitor“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Inquisitor
PropertyValue
HeadwordInquisitor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnkviˈziːtoːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Inquisitor“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Inquisitorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „insolventen“ (#67,355), „innerem“ (#67,352), „Integralen“ (#67,356). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inquisitor“ bei #67,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Inquisitor is uncommon German at frequency #67,354 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnkviˈziːtoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Inquisitor in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Inquisitor, spelled I-N-Q-U-I-S-I-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geistlicher, der im Auftrag der Kirche gegen einen Ketzer ermittelt; eine Inquisition durchführt
  2. 2
    Richter der (venezianischen) Staatsinquisition

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Inquisitor sprach das Todesurteil gegen Anna Schwegelin aus.
  2. „Zoto stürmte mit seiner Schar herein, warf die Folterknechte hinaus und fesselte den Inquisitor an einen Eisenring in der Mauer des Verlieses.“

Synonyms

KetzerrichterUntersuchungsrichterRichterStaatsinquisitor

This word in other languages

inquisitor(English)inquisiteur(Français)

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 "Inquisitor"?
"Inquisitor" is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-S-I-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnkviˈziːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Inquisitor" mean?
As a noun, "Inquisitor" means: Geistlicher, der im Auftrag der Kirche gegen einen Ketzer ermittelt; eine Inquisition durchführt
How do you pronounce "Inquisitor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inquisitor" is [ɪnkviˈziːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inquisitor" come from?
"Inquisitor" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Integralen#67,356Immenstadt#67,348Höhenlagen#67,340Kanadierin#67,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list