Inspektion

/[ɪnspɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,189

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Inspektion is aGermannoun. It means: das Inspizieren von etwas durch regelmäßige Besichtigung, Überprüfung Pronounced [ɪnspɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Often confused with Inspektor and Inspektionen.

Key facts for Inspektion
PropertyValue
HeadwordInspektion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnspɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,189
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Inspektion is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnspɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,189 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Inspektion, with forms such as "innspektion", "inpsektion", and "insepktion". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Inspektor", "Inspektionen", "Infektion", and more, 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 Inspektion, spelled I-N-S-P-E-K-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Inspizieren von etwas durch regelmäßige Besichtigung, Überprüfung
  2. 2
    Aufsichtsamt, Behörde der die Prüfung, Aufsicht über etwas obliegt
  3. 3
    Bezeichnung militärischer Einheiten an Ausbildungseinrichtungen; Untergliederungsform von Lehrgruppen
  4. 4
    die formellste Reviewart

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: innspektion,inpsektion,insepktion,inspekiton,inspekktion,inspektino,inspektionn,inspektoin,inspekttion,inspetkion,inspketion,insppektion,insspektion,isnpektion,nispektion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Inspektion

Misspelling Variants of "Inspektion"

innspektion11inpsektion10insepktion10inspekiton10inspekktion11inspektino10inspektionn11inspektoin10
Misspelling Variants of "Inspektion"

Frequency rank: #16,189 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Inspektion"?
"Inspektion" is spelled I-N-S-P-E-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnspɛkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Inspektion" mean?
As a noun, "Inspektion" means: das Inspizieren von etwas durch regelmäßige Besichtigung, Überprüfung
What words are commonly confused with "Inspektion"?
"Inspektion" is commonly confused with "Inspektor", "Inspektionen", "Infektion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Inspektion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inspektion" is [ɪnspɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inspektion" come from?
"Inspektion" 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.