Inspiration
German, noun/ʔɪnspiʁaˈtsi̯oːn/
Inspiration is spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inspiration is a German feminine noun meaning “inspiration (exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erhellende Eingebung, erhellender Einfall”.
What does Inspiration mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinspiration (exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erhellende Eingebung, erhellender Einfall 2. Einziehen der Luft in die Lunge
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 Inspiration
- Inspirationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Inspiration?
- /ʔɪnspiʁaˈtsi̯oːn/
- [ɪnspiʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Inspiration
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Inspiration in German?
Inspiration appears 7.1 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).