Inschrift

/[ˈɪnˌʃʁɪft]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,263

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Inschrift is aGermannoun. It means: (oft relativ kurzer) Text, exponiert angebracht auf einer Unterlage wie etwa einem Gedenkstein oder einer Hauswand Pronounced [ˈɪnˌʃʁɪft]. Often confused with Inschriften.

Key facts for Inschrift
PropertyValue
HeadwordInschrift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnˌʃʁɪft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,263
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Inschrift in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Inschrift is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪnˌʃʁɪft]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,263 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(oft relativ kurzer) Text, exponiert angebracht auf einer Unterlage wie etwa einem Gedenkstein oder einer Hauswand".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Inschrift, with forms such as "incshrift", "innschrift", and "inscchrift". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Inschriften", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Inschrift, spelled I-N-S-C-H-R-I-F-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (oft relativ kurzer) Text, exponiert angebracht auf einer Unterlage wie etwa einem Gedenkstein oder einer Hauswand

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: incshrift,innschrift,inscchrift,inschhrift,inschirft,inschrfit,inschrifft,inschriftt,inschritf,inschrrift,inscrhift,inshcrift,insschrift,isnchrift,nischrift

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Inschrift

Misspelling Variants of "Inschrift"

incshrift9innschrift10inscchrift10inschhrift10inschirft9inschrfit9inschrifft10inschriftt10
Misspelling Variants of "Inschrift"

Frequency rank: #11,263 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Inschrift"?
"Inschrift" is spelled I-N-S-C-H-R-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnˌʃʁɪft].
What does "Inschrift" mean?
As a noun, "Inschrift" means: (oft relativ kurzer) Text, exponiert angebracht auf einer Unterlage wie etwa einem Gedenkstein oder einer Hauswand
What words are commonly confused with "Inschrift"?
"Inschrift" is commonly confused with "Inschriften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Inschrift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inschrift" is [ˈɪnˌʃʁɪft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inschrift" come from?
"Inschrift" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.