inspection

[ɪnˈspɛkʃən]

/[ɪnˈspɛkʃən]/ noun

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The verdict

“inspection” is uncommon German (frequency #98,633 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,633
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inspektion, Kontrolle

Corpus desk

Index DE-inspection · inspection · German

inspection · rank #98,633 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,633
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH intelligentes…

Nearest frequency peer: intelligentesten (+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 „inspection“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inspection
PropertyValue
Headwordinspection
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnˈspɛkʃən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „inspection“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).inspectionfällt 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: „intelligentesten“ (#98,634), „Insektizid“ (#98,631), „Innenwand“ (#98,630). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inspection“ bei #98,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inspection is uncommon German at frequency #98,633 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnˈspɛkʃən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inspektion, Kontrolle".

inspection doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is inspection, spelled I-N-S-P-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inspektion, Kontrolle

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 "inspection"?
"inspection" is spelled I-N-S-P-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈspɛkʃən].
What does "inspection" mean?
As a noun, "inspection" means: Inspektion, Kontrolle
How do you pronounce "inspection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inspection" is [ɪnˈspɛkʃən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inspection" come from?
"inspection" 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 "inspection", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Insektizid#98,631innegehabt#98,629implodiert#98,622Jagdschein#98,645

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list