Inspektion
German, noun/ɪnspɛkˈtsi̯oːn/
Inspektion is spelled I-N-S-P-E-K-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 16,125th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inspektion is a German feminine noun meaning “inspection, supervision, servicing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Inspizieren von etwas durch regelmäßige Besichtigung, Überprüfung”.
What does Inspektion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinspection, supervision, servicing
- 2
femininea unit at a military school equivalent to a company
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Inspizieren von etwas durch regelmäßige Besichtigung, Überprüfung 2. Aufsichtsamt, Behörde der die Prüfung, Aufsicht über etwas obliegt 3. Bezeichnung militärischer Einheiten an Ausbildungseinrichtungen; Untergliederungsform von Lehrgruppen 4. die formellste Reviewart
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Inspektion
- Inspektionen plural
- Insp. abbreviation
- In abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Inspektion?
- /ɪnspɛkˈtsi̯oːn/
- [ˌʔɪn.spɛkˈt͡sjoːn]
- [ˌʔɪnt͡s.pɛk-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Inspektion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Inspektion in German?
Inspektion appears 3.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).